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Does this college counselor also write the counselor recommendation to a school?  If so, I would be quite concerned if the college counselor is steering me towards certain schools and away from others.  Why?  Because that counselor will likely provide you a lukewarm recommendation to Reach School A vs School B where they have a better shot.  At the same time, they are providing enthusiastic recommendations to the kids they think have a much better shot at acceptance to Reach School A.

Unlike some large publics where counselor are overwhelmed (so a college is not shocked if the counselor recommendation is just a regurgitation of the kid's transcript/ECs), I think colleges expect a more personalized recommendation from the Sidwell counselor.

So, while noone wants to be told not to apply to Yale...maybe it is better to be blunt vs. "go ahead and apply" when behind the scenes they wrote a not a bad, but just a neutral recommendation for you (which is code for bad at the receiving school).[/quote]

The CCO writes one letter as a part of a packet that goes to the schools. they do not write individual letters on behalf of each student, to each college.[/quote]

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