providing service, adding value - the independent educational consultant
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Presentation given to one my local Sertoma Clubs.TRANSCRIPT
Providing Service, Adding Value
Independent Educational Consultant
Dr. Jim Overton
August 19, 2010
Remember Those Good Old Days?
Choosing a College Was Easy
Applications Were a Piece
of Cake
There Were Few Deadlines
Admission Was Practically
Guaranteed
No Need to Worry About Financial
Aid or Scholarships
College Was Affordable
Now It’s More
Demanding
Applications Are More
Complicated
Deadlines, Deadlines, Deadlines
Admission Is a Greater Challenge
Financial Aid and Scholarships
Are Important
Costs Go Up Every Year
College2009-2010
Tuition Increase2010-2011
Tuition Increase
Clemson 4.50% 7.50%
Coastal Carolina 3.50% 4.90%
Coll. Charleston 6.00% 14.75%
Francis Marion 3.60% 6.50%
Lander 8.50% 4.50%
S.C. State 8.40% 5.70%
The Citadel 3.60% 13.00%
USC Aiken 4.90% 6.00%
USC Beaufort 3.60% 9.50%
USC Columbia 3.60% 6.90%
USC Upstate 3.60% 5.00%
Winthrop 4.00% 5.00%
What Do You Do?
School Counselors Are Increasingly
Overwhelmed
Friends and Family
“We’ll Just Handle It
Ourselves”
I Help Students Find Colleges
That Fit
Individualized Support
List of Target Schools
Admission Test Focus
Application Assistance
Essay Feedback
Monitoring Deadlines
Plan Campus Visits
Interview Practice
Scholarships
Flexible Office Hours
Central Location
1345 Garner Lane, Suite 101-A Columbia, SC 29210
www.collegeconsultantsc.com