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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can a Sidwell kid decide to be test optional or is it frowned upon?[/quote]

Of course they can choose to apply test optional.  CCO would advise based on the child and the school's they wish to apply to. [/quote]

The attitude I don't like (my kid is not quite there yet but they've been working to get people used to this idea for years already) is that you have to surrender the process to the college counseling people, and follow their advice about where to apply, because when they write you a recommendation they they consider the fit of the school, and so they're not necessarily sending the same recommendation to each place you apply. Which to me sounds like a threat to torpedo your kid's application if it's not something they approve of.  
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My DC is a current senior at Sidwell so we have just completed the college process and unless I am misunderstanding you, this is not how the process works.  The CCO does not tell your DC where to apply. They do want your DC to chose a minimum number of schools in the "reach", "target" and "likely" categories and they determine which schools fit in which categories. As far as I can tell, the categories are determined by acceptance rates not by your DCs individual profile, though I could be wrong. However, they do not tell your DC where to apply. In our experience they give your DC very little strategic advise about how to chose where to apply.

I agree that they sincerely and earnestly and repetitively insist that you surrender to their process.[/quote]

I generally agree with this.

The CCO's job is to make sure that the applicant is happy with their choices, regardless of whether they are reaches, targets or safeties. Their job is also to make sure that there are enough safeties that no one is scrambling in April to find a landing spot.[/quote]

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