Average US High School Students Receive Meager 38 Minutes Of Guidance Counselor College Admissions Advice

According to a US. Department of Education Guidance School survey, over-stretched school guidance counselors are only providing an average of 38 minutes of college admissions advice per US high school student. This comes at a time when students need help more than ever due to record high numbers of applications and low admission rates in 2011. Suzanne Rheault, founder and CEO of Aristotle Circle, the leading expert network of admissions and financial counselors, notes three alarming trends: "The traditional public school guidance counselor is over-burdened, compeition is increasingly fierce for college admissions and students are now paying for expert advice to help them get into the college of their choice. In 2009, 26% of all top SAT scorers hired an outside coach, 120,000 high school seniors hired educational consultants and $3,000 was the average amount a family paid for admissions advice.”