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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would hate to be a college counselor at a top private school.
Sounds very stressful dealing with neurotic and entitled parents and kids.
We are at a private school but I have to just say it - parental expectations are sky high and not always reasonable.
Many parents are high fliers in society and professionally. They are used to getting what they want. It does not always work out that way for college admissions [/quote]

Sure this is right. And I am one of the GDS parents here complaining about GDS.

Here's the thing - I don't expect my kid to go to an Ivy because I did. I really don't. All I have said here (and most GDS parents I've seen post here have said) is that GDS clearly has GPA driven outcomes data but they don't share it with parents. Frankly this would unburden their office. Instead, they go with unclear and n0n-transprent communications masked in feel-good trust your heart language.

That's not me being a type A and wanting my kid to go to HYP because I did. That's me saying if GDS could show me the data and it said HYP below 3.8 has not happened for a GDS kid in the last 5 years (even athlete) then I would say to my kid, "dont apply to HYP" - instead it becomes this war of wills with the CCO simple BECUASE they dont share data and they ask us to read their tone and body language....and even worse, they ask 17 year olds to do that becuase there is a grand total of 1 meeting with parents to discuss the list.

They were also entirely unclear about AP testing despite listing AP test results of senior class in College Profile - after getting rid of AP courses.

Again, that's not complaining, it's just calling out lack of clear ciommunication. We do expect better there[/quote]

I understand the frustration but if they share too much data, it takes a lot of control away from them.
And perhaps you might react rationally and just look at the data and use it to guide your child but the next parent may throw a fit at the fact that their kid is shut out of the ivys with a 3.8 GPA while a different VIP kid is in with a lower GPA. Sharing data openly can open up a can of worms and who knows how parents will react. I can understand why GDS is hesitant and tries to keep parents at arm’s length [/quote]
Makes zero sense that parents and students from peer institutions have access to Naviance/Scoir while GDS parents do not.[/quote]

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