Some parents in Canada are paying external consultants anywhere from tens to thousands of dollars to help their children through their postsecondary selection and application process, according to a new article in the Globe and Mail. As entering averages of first-year university students rise, so too have additional requirements like interviews, essays, and extracurricular experience. Academic consultancy CEO Joel Nicholson explained that consultants help students select schools, find scholarships, and develop application strategies in the months or years leading up to their applications. The argument for such consultants may be tenuous in Canada according to University of Toronto Professor Elizabeth Dhuey, who says that there is no evidence that one’s choice of university influences their long-term labour outcomes.
