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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks for your response.  I can figure out a good fit or a reach school. It's how to get the best out of limited resources at the high school. Do we sort of pre-write the recommendation letter that comes from the guidance office? What if the counselor doesn't even know the student or the nature of the schools to which the student is applying? They can't be enthusiastic if they don't have a clue about the schools. Also, few out of state schools even bother to recruit at this HS. I'm not looking for a "connection" from the counselors, I'm worried about their level of oblivion reflecting on the students. [/quote]

Recruiting happens primarily for sports and primarily through club sports. If your student is looking at recruiting they should be contacting the coaches.

If you are referring to the colleges visiting the school, I wouldn't worry about that. My DC only went to a couple of those and then decided he couldn't miss any more classes for the info sessions. Most of those visits are about drumming up applications. They aren't evaluative.

My DC went to one of the best public school in the area and we did not rely on the school for advice, and I had one kid at private school and it was no better. So don't rely on the school to do anything. Use the various search engines, get on college confidential, go to various college info sessions (some schools do college process ones that aren't specific to their college, plus plenty of the college counselors/SAT prep places do into type sessions).

And it goes without saying that your student should really be taking the lead on this process.[/quote]

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