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[quote=Anonymous]We didn’t directly mention to the school counselor.  We really depended on them for different things. On of my kids went to a large Catholic high school and we didn’t get a private college counselor until the summer before senior year (late in the game).  Since we were looking for colleges that offered merit scholarship and our family was not considering ED, I figured an outside college counselor was not going to be as helpful coming up with the list.  Maybe a suggestion or two but not the bulk.  The outside counselor helped keep the application timeline and the essay process on track which was something the high school college counselor wasn’t responsible for doing and my kid needed help.

My other kid went to a smaller Catholic private school where college process workshops are built into their schedule starting late junior year.  We didn’t really need someone to keep the process on track but did need outside essay help.  Helping to brainstorm topics and keeping to a timeline for having them write each essay and discuss comments/revisions - that was on the family.  The high school counselor would review an essay so we did have them help when it came to the later drafts.  This helped make sure the essays were consistent with what they knew about my kid or what a specific college might be looking for and kept us within 2-3 revisions with the outside essay coach.[/quote]

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