Anyone who has been through the college application process—student, parent, teacher or counselor—knows that the whole thing can be stressful at best and grueling at worst. Sherri Maxman, a.k.a. The College Maven, is here to smooth out the rough patches and take the stress out of the process by providing support and advice at every step.
Why hire an independent educational consultant?
We all know that high school college counselors, though skilled and well-intentioned, are stretched paper-thin these days. Often a school-based college advisor will be handling hundreds of students in one application season, and that’s too much for any one person to give each student enough individualized attention, particularly if a student has any special needs or interests. And with a college education being one of the biggest financial investments most of us will make, it’s a good idea to have the suppo