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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]GDS college counseling should get a huge raise every year. They by far place all the kids in great colleges. Even the colleges some on this thread got snarky about have a special program that is harder to get into than the said college as a whole.[b] I have talked to families from GDS and it seems everyone feels heard and seems no drama at all.[/b][/quote]
Some thoughts on this. There has been drama and there are still weak points, but this academic year has been better than the recent past. 
The newest college counselor is excellent, by all accounts.
Families don't have direct access to SCOIR data -- everything is mediated through the CCO.
The AP fiasco will have repercussions for this year's junior class. I would not be surprised, given the direction that Dartmouth and others are heading, if GDS's attitude towards national testing (APs, ACTs, SATSs) will be reassessed. The CCO has been eager to ditch the importance of testing, but now that the data is suggesting that the lack of testing actually may hurt diversity efforts, testing will hopefully be emphasized again. 
Many GDS families hire a private counselor and keep it on the DL.
Many GDS families hire a tutor for SAT/ACT testing.
GDS has a disproportionately high percentages of parents who are alum at competitive colleges and who are also full pay. 
The overall curriculum at GDS aligns well with the current trend of colleges wanting "pointy" kids. Students are encouraged to nurture their unique interests rather than be excellent at everything. (GDS students still need to be solid across the board, but not geniuses in science, literature, sports, and the arts, for ex.)

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