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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]School counselors are trying to do the best for each kid AND for the class as a whole.  The latter means they encourage and discourage individual kids -- don't want too many kids applying to Stanford or Oberlin.  So they steer those who might apply to Stanford but are unlikely to get in to, say, UMich.  It is the school's incentive to do that.  Knowing this is why I'd never let the school counselor have too much influence.  Same with when a counselor suggests that, once a strong kid has gotten in early to a school they really like, that kid withdraw applications from other schools to enhance the chances of other of the school's applicants to actually get in.  The counselor can advocate this, but it is up to the family to decide about the tradeoff between maintaining full choice for their child vs. helping out other students.[/quote]

This seems exactly right. The other variable is that, for a college which is particularly popular (say, UMich, which kids apply to as a reach, a realistic, and a safety), the counselor can't push all kids equally at the school. So the kids who have made it clear that they REALLY want to go there will get pushed harder.[/quote]

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