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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The problem with high scores is two fold:

1. This year, they are not necessarily considering them, or at the very least, not considering the lack of one for a similar applicant who may have had a lower score if they'd taken the test.

2. When you get a crazy high score, you instantly get dreams of the Ivies, the top 20 schools etc. Your counselor buys into this too. Those are always crapshoots and should never be even considered matches.

Its all about expectation setting and your counselor did you a disservice.

My kids went to a public school and had very little advice from their counselors. like none really. No discussion fo what schools to look at and what would be a match. we moaned abut it at the time, but the fact is that my kids had to make their own lists, do their own research on sources like Naviance. Because of this, they found schools they were excited about, even if it would have been classified as a safety.

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FYI, everyone makes their own list using resources and Naviance. The starting point at our school is to give that list to your counselor. Without it, you don't get an appointment. [/quote]

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