Access, Equity, and the Privatization of College Counseling

This paper uses descriptive and multivariate regression analyses to profile the professionals who are private college counselors, profile the students who use these counselors, and assess the impact of using private counseling services on the students' application practices. The primary contribution of this research has been to illuminate the existence, role, and impact of private college counselors, with an emphasis on how they are changing the field of college admissions and privatizing college counseling.