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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does your school offer a meeting explaining the college app process at your school? I would recommend attending sophomore year to get your head around all the details. And then attend again during your child's junior year. They can be quite informative. [b]As for recommendation letters, my kids had to provide a resume to each teacher so that the rec was personal. The resume details my child's GPA, higher  level classes taken, extracurricular activities,SAT scores, summer jobs etc. [/b]Is this all you are asking about or are you wondering how all the pieces of information are sent to the college on a timely basis?[/quote]

OP here. This is what I'm hoping for. I have confidence in the higher level course teachers putting out decent recommendations. I am concerned about the counselor's letter being condescending or dismissive due to lack of understanding of the students or target colleges.  I can tell by the list of schools to which past students have applied that the counselors lack knowledge. I am not worried about identifying fit colleges or looking for a college guidance counseling service.

Thanks to all who shared experiences or insight.[/quote]

Seems to be something odd going on here. Have you or your DC gotten off on a bad foot with the counselor? If not then why would it be condescending?  The counselor writes one rec regardless of wether the application is going to Harvard or Frostburg State. Surely the counselors have some interest in sending a few kids to good colleges. Since you've said you aren't in a DC public school I am surprised that any of the other area school systems don't have at least a few applying to competitive schools. [/quote]

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