A useful consulting quote tells a family what work will happen, who will do it, when support ends, and how much the family could ultimately owe. This evidence review compares selected public pricing examples with an original worksheet for evaluating scope, writing support, specialist access, and payment terms. A hypothetical three-provider comparison shows how the apparent price advantage changes when the number of applications changes. Selected deidentified Ivy Institute records illustrate planning and review work that meeting counts can miss. The report separates advertised fees from historical survey averages and explains why scholarship headlines cannot establish a family's financial return from hiring a consultant.