Why use a consultant?

In many important decisions in life, it is often prudent to consult a professional. Your investment decisions are best made with a financial advisor. Complex tax returns? Call a CPA. Real estate agents guide you in the complex decisions surrounding the purchase of a house.

Choosing the right college is one of the most important decisions your child will face. Doesn't it make sense to consult with an expert who can guide you through this process?

Benefits to Families
	Saves parents' time (visiting too many colleges that are inappropriate) and money (travel, hotels etc., and missed opportunities for merit aid).
	Reduces (but of course never eliminates) the parent-child tensions in college process!
	Understanding the financial aid and scholarship process.
	Parents can feel confident with a member of IECA and NACAC, a professional association that validate the counselor's credentials, and offers a vital network of support and training.
	Students are reassured that they have experienced admissions professional available, especially at times when they need it most! (Mary works during most of your summer vacation and school breaks, and can be contact on evenings and weekends via e-mail, etc.)
	Sort out the confusion over the many options of ED, EA, Single Choice EA, Rolling, deferrals, Wait lists, etc.
	Your investment of time and money results in a better match for your son or daughter's higher educational experience, reducing the risk of dropping out or transferring.

Today, the choices for higher education are almost overwhelming. The application options, and paperwork, deadlines, and testing requirements have become inordinately complex. Many students seemed to arrive at their list of colleges by chance: by haphazard information gathering and a casual review of college marketing materials, or by simply relying upon the opinions of others. As a result, many students are applying to schools that are inappropriate, and are possibly setting themselves up for disappointment or, in a worst case, failure or transferring.

Spiegel Educational Consulting can help students and parents navigate the complexities, sort through the endless educational options available, in a college search and application process that is fully researched to offer the best available options.

Whether your child is struggling in high school and you are worried about what colleges are available; or you have a bright student at the top of the class who is anxious about how selective all of the 'top tier' colleges have become, Mary is here to aid your child. As your private consultant, Mary can help them to attain their college goals and truly discern the best fit, the campuses that are right for them.