Parents with means long have been able to spend extra to give their children a boost — think voice lessons, soccer camps and math tutors. In recent years, a lot more central Ohio parents have asked, why not a college-application coach? The standard term is “independent educational consultant,” and while they have been relatively common on the East and West coasts for decades, in the past 10 years their numbers have mushroomed and the concept has spread to Midwestern states.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};