Websites offering online college-admission counseling have proliferated in the past few years, with services whose prices range from free to thousands of dollars. This week saw the launch of two new options that claim to make low-cost resources more widely available.
Chegg, an online textbook retailer and student-services website, entered the market on Tuesday by announcing a fee-based platform that connects college applicants with advisers for one-on-one video, audio, and chat counseling. On Thursday the online college-information hub Campus Explorer will announce its own free college-counseling resource, Campus Steps, which aims to help students communicate with their high-school counselors, manage application materials, and learn about college options.
Read more at The Chronicle of Higher Education: http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/new-online-services-aim-to-democratize-admissions-counseling/54565