11th grade son won't discuss college

[Anonymous]

Naviance is part of the picture but it helps to know whether or how courseload, athletics, legacy, race, gender, etc. affects outcomes. GPA and standardized test scores aren't the whole picture.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I didn't say you couldn't help DC, just that the inquiry could be focussed in a way that made it more manageable. And re merit aid, I think that's one where college confidential has good info. And, presumably, there's a college counselor in the mix.

This reveals clearly that you are one of the many who knows little about the college admissions process. There is little useful advice about merit aid coming out of public school counseling offices. They are too busy worrying about the kids who might not have money to go to college at all to spend much time thinking about the "problem" of merit aid for a kid with a HHI that is too high to qualify for financial aid.

Your comment also raises the questions of why it would be okay for a student to rely on a college counselor for advice and direction but not on a parent.

This is my question also to those people who seem to think that parents shouldn't be involved in helping their children with the college selection process.

Helping is different from orchestrating.