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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, it’s fully reasonable. DCUM is not at all representative of most parents. [/quote]

Agree. I truly wanted to hug my son's college counselor at his high school when we had our parent-student meeting. Out of the blue my son started entertaining schools in California -which for govt/international relations given what's offered in this area is ridiculous on its own.  Counselor also has a rising Senior and right out of his mouth was that that is crazy and that the flight cost and inconvenience, etc.  It was great for him to hear from a someone else. We told him --hey grad school or professional school you are free to do what you want.

But, nah, no Cali for undergrad.[/quote]

[b]Actually it's rather sad a HS counselor felt the need to interject their OPINION on this[/b].  Most kids are capable of being a 6 hour flight from home and will do just fine.  [/quote]

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That counselor was out of line.[/quote]

Not at all.  As parents, we loved that he was going over everything- including finances, location, size, type of campus.  It is a private HS so more like a private counselor.[/quote]

You loved it because you wanted some other adult to support your telling your kids to stay close to home.  Had you wanted your kid to love your alma matter 2K miles away or any school that far away, you might think the counselor was out of line.  
Sure you point out the realities, and our College counselor required our kid to apply to one true safety (80%+ acceptance rate) within 6 hour drive from home just in case circumstances change, or our kid gets cold feet about going away to school.  So we did that, but had no intention of actually attending that school.  [/quote]

FFS, cancel culture—-he already had the parent and student questionnaire.  He already knew our alma mater, desires, kid’s wishes regarding size, major, etc.

I can’t believe you are all attacking MY kid’s Hs college counselor.

But, then I remember DCUM hates teachers, administrators and especially school guidance/college counselors.[/quote]
Well FFS, you stated that the hs Counselor called your kids looking at schools more than 6 hours from home "crazy".  And yes, that is out of line for a HS/college counselor to state. If you exaggerated and they didn't say that, then different story.  
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You are absolutely nuts.  Want me to give you the counselor’s name and you can have it out with him?[/quote]

DP
You are the one that specifically said "and right out of his mouth was that that is crazy."   How are we (the other DCUM posters) supposed to know that he didn't actually say that?  YOU said it was "right out of his mouth."
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