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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As somebody who went to a good but very large public school and who now has a kid in a Big 3, I have mixed feelings reading this thread.  I don't think it is right/fair/what-have-you for private school college counselors to be contacting colleges to advocate for applicants; public school kids don't have that, and I'm perfectly fine with colleges not taking those calls.  (And, really, someone at a HYP admissions office doesn't have time for thousands of calls.)  But the big changes in public from when I attended are all these weighted grades and the arms race to have the most challenging courses and the highest GPA.  I certainly do expect our school to do a bang-up job explaining to colleges what grades at the school really mean, and if that has to be in writing along with the transcript, it ought to be done there.[/quote]

They talk to the regional reps who are responsible for communicating with the high schools in their region and who want access to recruit the best kids they can for their college. It's a two-way street.[/quote]

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