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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Counselor here. I only complete the required questions. In the Common App/NACAC counselor forms, there are a couple I happily skip, because I hate being asked to compare students to their peers. We are required to answer the question of how strongly we recommend a student. [b]I always select "enthusiastically recommend" [/b](except on the rare occasion I have serious reservations).

The Georgetown form is tough. OP, I wonder if this is the form you're filling out. So many subjective questions asking us to compare students to their peers. These questions are required, so I answer them, but it's so frustrating. I usually ask myself, "What are the traits I admire most about this student?" Then, in all those categories, I select [b]"top 1% in my career."[/b] I go with the second best option for almost everything else.

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So you basically take an important tool for admissions and make it worthless by treating all candidates the same?  Just more MCPS grade inflation.[/quote]

I did not get that from the PP’s post. [/quote]
But it's so much more fun to toss live grenades![/quote]

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