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I think the danger of the counselor getting too involved is that the parents and child will sit back and expect them to do everything. Now I have looked at scholarships and it involves a lot of personal declaration of assets and also marital status. Does a counselor have time to do someone's paperwork? I think not, because people lie all the time and then they get found out and the application gets rejected.

Counselors are also there to guide people into jobs, now they can't mentor every child and also some don't want it.  I'm a believer in that people who want help will seek it, but this expectation of entitlement is wrong too. There are lots of paid services where companies will help you fill out college applications and it's not the job of a counselor who is to counsel and not fill out forms, but tell you which ones to fill out.