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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Similar background? If it’s what I think it sounds like, I’d go with the first advisor provided they are good. One of my neighbors has her son choose his advisor and he chose the one from a similar background. The man knows NOTHiNG! He attended a week-long training for iECs but had no idea that a child of immigrants needs the highest level of math offered at the school to get into MIT. This kid had been recruited by MIT but thanks to dropping down in math was rejected. Be careful! I am helping a number of kids now who have advisors who did not know this. Familiarity is one thing but if you want results, choose well! [/quote]

The first advisor is from the same part of the world I am from, so hopefully I can be a bit more direct with her, and she won’t view me as a helicopter mom as it is natural to be a little more up your kids’ A in our home country (not Asia). 
I also want her to be fairly..‘what’s the word? Controlling? Proactive? As my kid is on the passive side and needs to be told what to do (but of course not by his parent!).

I do know a thing or two about colleges, so I can keep tabs on what they are doing. She also comes recommended and my kid is not Ivy League material so that makes it easier. 
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