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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think some of them, at least the one we encountered, have a kind of pattern or schedule they always follow, regardless of the client. And as a result it doesn't always work out or seem fitting.

If you say "we're not considering the Ivies" to a counselor who likes to coach people for the ivies, they should, in theory be able to adapt their schtick to the kid applying to other colleges. In our experience this wasn't the case. The counselor spent over an hour talking to our kid about all the things they should do over the next 2yrs (11th & 12th grade / summers etc) to get into x or y Ivy League.

Total waste of time, that.[/quote] The problem is that students who choose to apply to certain majors at many public universities are held to a much higher standard (especially test-optional applicants) than most parents would consider reasonable, within their outdated lens. So a counselor could be overdoing it for admissions to X public university in 2019, but not in 2024. I don't know anything about your kid or your counselor but this could definitely apply here.[/quote]

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