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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’ve heard that at some private schools, parents of lower-GPA students push counselors to control who applies where, so stronger students are somehow blocked(?) from applying to the same colleges.

But how does that make sense for the top students? They usually benefit from applying broadly and seeing which schools offer the best merit aid.[/quote]

You’ll probably get better responses in the private school forum, but I’ll give you my 2 cents as a private school parent. On the advice of parents of older students who cautioned me that the CCO’s motivations wouldn’t necessarily align with DC’s, I hired an independent college counselor whose motivations did. Worked out great, but of course I can’t speak to the road not taken.[/quote]
hiring an outside college counselor who protects DC interests makes sense. School counselor cant be trusted. impossible to know which student interests they represent.  [/quote]

Interesting. My DD is a senior at a top private in DMV area. We also hired a private counselor. They both serve very different roles.

Private counselor did a great job of helping DD shape her narrative, work on essays, organize a timeline and hit the deadlines, and kept the whole process very stress free. School counselor, who has the relationships with the AOs, is there to help guide DD and understands the nuances of the specific schools she applied to.

For example, DD wanted to apply to some very high reaches in RD even if she got into her clear first choice REA. Because CC was advocating strongly for DD in the REA school, she strongly recommended DD not apply to those reaches if she was admitted, because if she isn't going to enroll, it wouldn't be fair to her classmates who want to enroll. DD eventually got deferred and did end up applying to the reach schools and it wasn't an issue at all. CC is still strongly advocating for DD in her first choice school. Private counselor has no role in this whole scenario...she has pretty much bowed out until decisions come in, which makes 100% perfect sense.[/quote]

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