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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The school counselor works for the school. The private counselor works for you. This is a huge distinction, because school counselors are notorious for misleading students and encouraging them to aim low, because they want to maximize outcomes for the graduating class.

If your kid aspires for Brown, the school counselor might try and talk them into applying Wesleyan ED.

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The outside counselor works for themselves and is highly incented to tell you what they think you want to hear.

In what percent of the instance do you think consultants are given an initial list of schools that they look at and have to restrain themselves from rolling their eyes?

They might privately realize that your DC has no real shot at Brown and should be applying to schools they have a real chance of being accepted at. But they'll maintain the Brown, Penn, Cornell charade as long as necessary.

In many years of working with consultants of all stripes, you come to recognize that the product is never what you hoped.[/quote]

I agree that people have a delusional view of what schools their kids can get into.

However.

I sometimes wonder if schools sometimes try to develop relationships with colleges by feeding them better students and ask them to take the occasional well-connected mediocre student.  
They might push you towards a well ranked school that would love your student but would not be a great fit.  
I have seen counselors pushing kids away from certain majors because they would end up at the colorado school of mines or something instead of William & Mary.[/quote]

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