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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Very well said, 17:40.  I wish more people would have responded  to OP's original question, though, because I share it.  My DC goes to a small school so there are not a lot of data points for the schools DC is interested in on Naviance, and our counselor is rather inexperienced.  Wondering if we need to consult with an outside consultant to create a realistic list.  I hate to spend money on that, , but I also don't want DC to be aiming too high or too low.[/quote]

This isnt' quite kosher, but maybe in that case you can find a parent at a different, but similar, school and ask them to tell you some of the Naviance results at their school if they have access?  The last three people I know who have a child that got into an ivy league school did not use an outside counselor (one was form a public, two from different privates)[/quote]

I take your point that a private counselor isn't necessary to ensure admission to a highly selective school.  That said, though, I think putting together a list of schools is the hardest part of the application process.  We got very little help from the counselor at our DC independent school on this point.  If DS hadn't been accepted ED, we would have been a little nervous about whether we had the right mix of schools for regular decision applications.        [/quote]

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