Some students at Phillips Academy and Andover High School employ college “coaches” to help out during the college admissions process, part of a nationwide trend.

Several agencies in the town of Andover provide college coaching. A nearby company used by several students who spoke to The Phillipian is Kelleher Cohen Association.

Mary Kelleher, a college coach at Kelleher Cohen Association, works with 20 students from the Andover region each year, she said.

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