Are College Coaches Worthwhile?

Term Paper # 118346

Education > Higher

An exploration of the merits and drawbacks of hiring a college coach to assist in the college application process.

1,861 words () | 5 sources | MLA | 2009 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper looks at the arguments that hiring a college coach to assist in the college application process is not worth the cost involved and that coaches provide an unfair advantage to the students that hire them. The paper then discusses the advantages of coaches, including the fact that they provide students with a clear organization for the future and plan of attack to gain the maximum experience even in high school, they have knowledge of the many colleges and what school will best fit their specific clients, and they can find the best financial arrangement for the parents. The paper therefore concludes that the financial, academic and college benefits that students retain from such a service far outweigh the initial investment this professional service demands.

From the Paper:

"The process of completing applications and finding your dream school is often arduous and extremely exhausting. Few people truly know which school is right for them, and even more importantly how to get into that school once you've applied. For many high school seniors the process of completing the application system for colleges is done callously and with very little thought. This is not the right approach into getting into college, if a student truly wants to succeed in finding a place that will fit their personalities and at the same time be financially, academically and socially feasible. This is where college coaches come in. In the Denver community today, many are discussing the merits and drawbacks of hiring a college coach to "train" high school students about the college application process and to find the school of their dreams."

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Are College Coaches Worthwhile? (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 09, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Term-Paper-Are-College-Coaches-Worthwhile/118346