Private coaches: Are they right for you?
Photo credit: Newsday / Viorel Florescu | A file photo of a guidance counselor giving advice to a high school student.
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If the thought of navigating the world of college admission overwhelms you, there are many people eager to help -- for a fee. They’re called private college coaches (or counselors or educational consultants), and their numbers have been booming for the last decade or more.
As reports about colleges’ exclusivity blare across TVs and splash across newspapers, more families decide they don’t...
