Why are college consultants important?

As the college admissions process grows increasingly more competitive, students and parents are realizing that it’s far more difficult than they thought to navigate the process on their own. Twenty years ago, no one had heard of a college consulting team, but now consultancies are in every town. So why should you use a college consultant? Isn’t that the job of your high school guidance counselors?

In reality, in the US, the ratio of students to counselors is 350:1. And that ratio is even worse if you attend a school with more than 2,000 students, at a staggering 500:1. The average student spends 38 minutes over all four years of high school combined with their counselor. That’s less than 10 minutes per year!! Even if you were to increase that by a magnitude of 10, that’s still fewer than 2 hours per year to plan the next four years of your life.

So what do college consultants do? We all know how complex and confusing the college admissions process has become. College consultants, like those at Brains and Brawn, will meet with students early on, (usually within the first semester of high school) to ensure they stay on track. You can’t go back in time senior year and check the boxes that you forgot to check when you were a freshmen. However, if you have someone aiding along the way, you’ll open doors to opportunities you never knew existed.

College consultants aren’t free, that’s true. Compared to your high school guidance counselors, it may seem strange to pay for a service you could get for free. But, unfortunately, most students are not getting the guidance they need in their schools. A college advisor will truly improve your odds of getting into that school of your dreams. Also, 85% of our clientele pay for all of their B&B services within the first semester of college from scholarships.

So what are you waiting for? If you’re a high school student or parent, time is literally running out. Connect with us today!

-Mark Wilson, Director of Curriculum Development & Design