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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here, thanks everyone, kid is average and a rising sophomore, I mostly need someone to manage his work and make sure he sticks to deadlines, someone who isn’t his parent. 
Our school counselor didn’t strike me as completely useless ;) which to me is already great for a public school counselor, so I guess we don’t need a complete insider. 
The first person is familiar with other schools in the area, just doesn’t have super specific insight into our school. [/quote]

Is there something unique about your school?

I would think that a counselor who had worked with Whitman kids would have no trouble with a BCC kid, because there's not much difference to explain.  I would think that a counselor who had never worked with a Lab School kid or a Duke Ellington kid would have a steeper learning curve, because those schools are pretty unique, although if starting in 10th there would be time for them to learn.   Similarly, while McLean and Churchill might be pretty similar, I'd be hesitant to use a counselor who wasn't experienced in my state, if I thought state schools were good options for my kid. [/quote]

Nothing unique about my son’s school! [/quote]

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