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Jon Marcus

A new benefit at top companies: College admissions counseling

Shannon Vasconcelos works for College Coach, a division of child care operator Bright Horizons that provides college admissions advising as a benefit for employees of client companies. (Kirk Carapezza/WGBH)

In a suburban office park outside Boston, Shannon Vasconcelos logs on to a laptop computer and connects with families across the U.S. to help them get their children into college.

How can my daughter get into the Ivy League? How will we pay for all this? What points should my son emphasize in his essay? What scholarships are available? Vasconcelos walks them through these and many more questions.

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