<p>There have been many recent threads on this. In my opinion a good college counselor can help tremendously in helping position a student for the best shot at colleges of choice and guide the application towards that end. I’ve also discovered through personal experience that you don’t need to spend the crazy money Hernandez and a few others charge to get an excellent professional.</p>
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<p>No private counselor talks to colleges about their clients. In fact, their goal is to make their help in the process totally invisible. I heard Hernandez on NPR talking about the fact that her clients would not been accepted if colleges knew of her presence in the process. One counselor I know does not even have a web site for this reason.</p>