Barbara Booth        | @bjbooth2 Published 7:04 AM ET Wed, 12 Nov 2014  Updated 8:40 AM ET Thu, 16 April 2015CNBC.com Two months before 17-year-old Alexa of northern New Jersey—a national merit scholar, Girl Scout Gold Award recipient and standout soccer player—planned to submit her application to Amherst, anxiety set in. Even though she met all the requirements to land her on the college’s competitive playing field, she wanted an independent education counselor (IEC) to give the final nod on her application. It didn’t matter that her parents, guidance counselor, coach andRead More

By Ruth Starkman GETTY 140   Private College Admissions Consulting is a booming industry that offers to help families navigate the often-confusing and stressful process of college admissions. Although many public universities provide application seminars, post application tips on their websites and distribute guidelines to high school counselors, the demand for applications advice often exceeds the capacities of most public institutions. Indeed, public high schools in the United States employ an average of one staff member per 500 students. In 2013, 26 percent of all college applicants — three times asRead More

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