HOW IS A COLLEGE CONSULTANT DIFFERENT THAN A GUIDANCE COUNSELOR?

HAVING BEEN A GUIDANCE COUNSELOR FOR OVER 25 YEARS IN BOTH A PUBLIC AND THEN PRIVATE SCHOOL, I KNOW HOW OVERWHELMING THE
JOB CAN BE FOR GUIDANCE COUNSELORS.   COLLEGE COUNSELING, FROM GRADES 9-12, IS IN ADDITION TO:  SCHEDULING COURSES, CRISIS MANAGEMENT,  PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES, PPT /504 MEETINGS,
STUDENT MEETINGS ABOUT GRADES, SAT AND ACT PREP, ETC. MANY OF MY  GUIDANCE COLLEAGUES CONTINUE TO TELL ME HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO MAKE THE TIME TO SEE STUDENTS SEVERAL TIMES YEARLY, GRADES 9-12, ABOUT PLANNING FOR COLLEGE.

    AS A COLLEGE CONSULTANT, I NOW HAVE THE TIME TO WORK PERSONALLY AND INDIVIDUALLY, OVER TIME, WITH EACH CLIENT AND FAMILY, WITH NO OTHER TASKS AT HAND.  I ALSO HAVE THE TIME TO TRAVEL ALL OVER THE U.S. TO MEET WITH COLLEGE REPS, COACHES, STUDENTS AND PROFESSORS, AND BETTER BE ABLE TO HELP CLIENTS KNOW "WHAT'S OUT THERE"! 

    TOGETHER WITH MY HELP IN SEARCHING FOR SUITABLE COLLEGES TO "MATCH" THE NEEDS AND GOALS OF STUDENTS WITH APPROPRIATE COLLEGES (AND THEN HELPING THEM WITH THE ESSAY, APPLICATIONS, SAT/ACT SCORES, SCHOLARSHIPS, ETC)  THERE CAN OFTEN BE MORE COMPLETE "PLANNING" WITH THE HELP OF BOTH THE GUIDANCE COUNSELOR AND A CONSULTANT.   

SEE MY WEBSITE FOR MY "COLLEGE RECORD" AND ALSO SERVICES!!! 

LARRY DE JOHN, ED. D., 860-348-6055  info@collegeplanningconsulting.com
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