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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. I had no idea this would be such a controversial topic. To be clear, my son does have an answer to college (and gpa) questions which is breezy and vague. The frustration is that most of the parents who ask this question aren't satisfied with the lack of specificity and keep pushing. It's not like this is ruining his day or anything (but thanks to those posters who made the snowflake and big boy pants comments), but it's been an education in how to handle rudeness. So maybe he should be grateful?

Anyway, I still think there are lots of other ways for families to make conversation with tour guides that would provide better information about the high school the prospective families are considering. How about focusing on the high school experience your kid is going to have for the next four years?

Yes, college is important, but things are changing so quickly that the experience of a class of 24 grad may not have much bearing on your class of 28 grad. More importantly, where one student out of 100+ is applying - especially when you know nothing about legacy status, intended major, extracurricular activities, leadership positions, athletic recruiting status, rec letters, and other myriad things that go into admissions decisions - is not relevant.

Asking about how the college guidance office functions - when you get assigned a counselor, if there is a cap on the number of applications you can submit, if the counselors steer students towards or away from particular schools, etc. - is imo much more useful.

But, if you want to be THOSE parents, who everyone laughs about after you leave, go for it!

[/quote] Isn’t this similar to admissions reps asking prospective families about the other schools they are applying to? I know of a case where an admissions officer asked a child (way younger than a high school senior) the same during an interview. So do THOSE reps get reported or laughed at? It seems like a double standard to me.[/quote]

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