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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know this thread is not about college counseling but the 15 kids applied ED to Brown could have been somewhat avoided.  The CCO office needs to be more transparent.  Seniors are applying in almost a vacuum and have very little idea who else from within Sidwell is applying ED to  the same school.[b]  If a college is oversubscribed from the senior class, we believe the CCO could have gently guided students - including ours - by saying "the competition is intense for college X from just within our school community so would you consider applying ED to college Y instead?[/b]" Some kids may have their heart set on college X and may disregard this suggestion but most senior kids know that competition is brutal and if they have better chances at a comparable but less popular college, they would change their ED/EA decisions. We found that the CCO went along with any suggestions we had without any critical responses or analysis in return. Their standard response was "we are hear to support your decisions" but what they don't realize is that kids need actual guidance and counseling versus support (which at its best means we will send your recommendations and transcript) for what the kid does not know is an unrealistic application.  [/quote]

While I agree it would be nice if they did this, they don't because they probably assume that once someone gets their heart stuck on an ED, they won't be able to talk the applicant out of it.

Some of the NE boarding schools vet applicants to certain schools, so for example, only 5 even get to apply to Yale. Would you prefer that? Would you like it better if a school said 'you cannot apply to harvard or yale, we have already given those shots to other classmates, so consider Z instead"

I wouldn't and doubt you would either.[/quote]

I’m not pp, but I am a parent of a Sidwell senior. Allow me to suggest that there is a middle ground: “We know that you have your heart set on Brown, but here’s what you should know...[fill in relevant info about competitiveness and the particular kid, how many kids applying etc]. It’s up to you whether you apply to Brown ED, but if there’s another school that you feel strongly about that might be less of a stretch, let’s talk about and consider that one also. Because you only get one ED shot, you should use it wisely. And then whatever you decide, we will fully support that decision.”

I know from friends with kids at other comparable probates that this kind of conversation can and does take place with school college counselors.[/quote]

They already do this. People choose not to listen.[/quote]

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