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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have heard the opposite story, a student who was told a particular school (a SLAC) was a good bet for ED and he was rejected, not even deferred. The family was very upset the guidance counselor had been so optimistic. They really can't win. So much of this is a reflection of overinvolved parents with unrealistic expectations. And when their DC doesn't get into a school they think they "should" have gotten into, they have to blame someone.[/quote]

I am so tired of hearing about overinvolved parents. Hate to break it to you, but if parents paying a fortune to a private school caring about where their children will go to college (that they are also paying for) makes them overinvolved, then what does that make all of the moms on this site, some of whom post multiple times a day commenting, asking, complaining, snarking, etc. about thie child's school? Why bother having kids then? I don't know what generation the PP is from, but I know that my generation was raised for the most part with involved parents. These schools all cost a fortune, and the parents are the ones who work hard to pay for the tuition that pays these counselors' salaries. Most of the top schools around here tout all of the colleges their graduates get into as a way to promote the school and increase applicants. Which means the college counselors they hire should know what they are doing and advise kids from a place of knowledge and experience. This is the guidance counselor's job, and they had to expect if they work at one of these privates that job security comes with results befitting the tuition they are charging.[/quote]

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