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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree that the public counselor will not care. It doesn't matter. And, I think it sends the wrong message to coach kids not to reveal information like this to their school staff - if your kid might mention it naturally, they should. That said, I'll admit that I cringed inside when our DD mentioned support with a private counselor in a parent-teacher conference at our public last year. But the teacher later asked if DD could team up with her on a project to get more college search and application process information out to other students during homeroom meetings, get the word out about free resources, etc. DD was really into this and followed through with the teacher and made it happen. And her private counselor was actually supportive of this!

On another note, I was surprised to see that our DD's ED school had a question on the application that asked students to check off the supports used to prepare the application. Independent counselor was one of the options. DD answered honestly and reported support from a private counselor.  [/quote]

What school, if you don’t mind sharing? That’s interesting. Did the app ask about SAT prep? [/quote]

This was Carleton College. It didn't ask about SAT prep. Just asked what kind of support was used in preparing the app and listed things like high school counselor, family members, independent counselor, etc. FWIW, DD had completed about nine other apps prior to ED admittance to Carleton including a couple of Ivies, and this question wasn't on any of the other apps that I recall. [/quote]

Is that an optional question?[/quote]

It looks optional:

"We'd love to learn more about you and your experience applying to college. Which resources did you use to prepare your application? Check as many as apply:

School: teacher, counselor, etc.
Community-based organization: counselor, mentor, etc.
Friend or classmate
Independent counselor
Parent or other family member
Other mentor: sports coach, work supervisor, religious leader, etc.
Chat GPT or other AI
Online resources or guidebooks
Limited access to any support or resources
Other response"[/quote]

I would take the 5th amendment [/quote]

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