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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a former college admissions officer and have had 2 kids apply to college from a DC independent school. I would absolutely agree that the school counselors often steer kids away from certain colleges even when the kid would have a good shot at that school -- maybe not a slam dunk, but a good shot. [/quote] Are these counselors steering kids away because they aren't a "slam dunK" or because they don't want to take the spot away from "shoe in". Like in the PP's example, would they prefer to advocate for the stellar athlete rather than the person with the 70% chance of getting in? Are they simply afraid of one taking the spot from the other? In which case I'd say the counselor is doing the school and students a disservice.[/quote]
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