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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]… are you more or less hands off as a parent?  Do you still find you have to help with the application and school list?  Does your counselor help figure out good fit schools and guide DC on the nitty gritty stuff in the application? Brainstorming essay ideas?

Trying to figure out the best type of counselor and how much it costs for someone who truly helps guide DC on all aspects. (Or are parents pretty involved regardless?). Not looking for someone who writes the essays or changes DC’s voice. [/quote]

Yes the counselor is very helpful but yes we are also involved. Involved more with Kid#2 than Kid#1 because kids are different and some need more support than others.

Counselor did a fit list for both kids. I still did my own research. Counselor's list for one kid was spot on, not so much for the other kid, so I had to do more work on that one.

Counselor does work with them on essay topics, editing, and gives to do lists between meetings to keep them on track. I still edit essays but after the counselor has done her thing to get them into pretty good shape. I don't agree that an essay she thinks is done really is. While she brainstorms topics with my kids, she also doesn't know that all that well, so I have done a lot of that with both of them.

I also feel pretty confident in my own judgment. I'm an HYPSM graduate, I've done a lot of research, and I'm a good editor (in a profession where I write and edit a lot). [/quote]

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