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Before College, Costly Advice Just on Getting In – NYTimes.com

~ Mark

Shannon Duff, the independent college counselor… says she ordinarily charges families “in the range of” $15,000 for guidance about the application process.
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While the going national rate for such work is about $185 an hour, a counselor in Vermont and another in New York City are among those who charge some families more than $40,000. Their packages might begin when a child is in eighth grade.

Someone please tell me this isn’t real.
Before College, Costly Advice Just on Getting In – NYTimes.com

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Dave Barry on college:

After you’ve been in college for a year or so, you’re supposed to choose a major, which is the subject you intend to memorize and forget the most things about. Here is a very important piece of advice: Be sure to choose a major that does not involve Known Facts and Right Answers. This means you must *not* major in mathematics, physics, biology, or chemistry, because these subjects involve actual facts.