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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sounds like lots of disenchanted GDS senior parents (like me) lurking here.

Lots of good stuff about this school academically but the CCO is highly variable, but more so is entirely devoid of facts and data, and runs the process like mindful meditation seminar sophomore and junior year and then 0 to 100 senior fall with no straight answers to yes or no questions on whether i should apply here or there.

My favorite was the junior year parents meeting where they started with 5 minutes on whether college is right for your kid. I mean WTF guys - we are at a college prep school.

For the next kid, I will be much more in command of the process, bringing data, and calling out their lack of numerical approach

I also think the 10 school cap has to be raised to 12 or 15. It mostly protects middle of the pack kids but the number hasnt changed in 10 years+. Meanwhile apps are up +20% per year every year since that time.

The limit set at 10 helps the registrar and the CCOs but not the kids.

At the very least, they can make state flagships unlimited.[/quote]

Or how about they charge you $50 for each additional application (or whatever they deem the cost is plus some), up to a limit of 15.  [/quote]

But equity....

seriously though....exactly. Many ways to solve this. When asked multiple times about the 10 limit on parent webinar, I've been grinf*cked by head of the office. [/quote]

"but equity"...aren't the majority of students fully pay, or close to it?  So give waivers adjusted accordingly based on how much tuition you pay.  I get why they limit, because really nobody needs to apply to 20+ colleges, you can't possibly really want to attend all Ivies as they are really different schools.  So force kids to pick at most 4-5 T20-30 schools, then 4-5 Targets and 4-5 safeties.  In the new test optional environment where so many are applying to many more schools I get that 10 may not be enough.  
I'd be pissed if I paid that much for HS and was limited to only 10[/quote]

yeah I was kidding on the equity line. That's what GDS would say.

I'm right there with you. they should increase to 15. I'm not sure they can tell kids where to apply or even say 3 to 5 in this range or that. I actually am not sure they can legally do that

In fact on limiting to 10, they proudly say that UC and UCAS (Uk) both count as one. So in reality kids who apply UCs and UCAS can be maxing to nearly 20+ schools.

But here's what they dont say - UCs have become AP course dependent and weighted GPA focused. GDS does not do well there now having dropped AP. UC was a wasted application at GDS this year except maybe UC Davis and the tier below. And UKAS require 4 to 5 AP tests which until last september GDS told parents to not take for last 3 years.

so yeah...

I wonder what would happen if a parent actually lawyered up and challenged the 10 cap with a letter from counsel. GDS does not disclose the 10 cap until junior spring parent meeting. At that point, you have paid deposit on senior year. There is zero transparency when you are applying to GDS that college is capped at 10. When it's brought up junior spring, it's said "of course you all know we limit to 10"

Well I didnt know.  No other parents knew unless they had been through this before.[/quote]

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