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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a Sidwell parent of a recent graduate. To say the least, the college counseling program has a mixed reputation within the school community. Certainly, lots of kids get in to great schools but not at the rate that meet parents' expectations.  I don't know if that's because of unrealistic expectations or because the counselors are lame. I suspect it's a little bit of both. Parents at other schools do seem more enthusiastic about their college counselors.  While I have heard satisfaction from parents about the Sidwell college counseling, I have never heard anyone be strongly supportive.[/quote]

There's a ton of unrealistic expectations among the independent school parents in this area generally, combined with a worry that "going to a good college" matters more than ever before (whether or not that his true).

Compared to the 80s, when most parents applied to college:
--Admissions percentages are way, way down
--Geographic competition, both in the US and internationally, is way, way, up
--"SAT Inflation": The great score that would have gotten you in in 1983 isn't so special anymore, after the SAT "re-normed" their tests (inflated the scores) and test prep has become ubiquitous[/quote]

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