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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Actually counselor steering is a value-added service provided by mostly private schools (most public school counselors are indifferent or overwhelmed with the amount of work). Only the counselors have a 'big picture' (institutional and historical) view of all seniors' stats and class ranking, and who/how many will be likely accepted at a particular school based on previous years' stats. So it is truly a useful service -particularly those with lower stats who is unlikely to be accepted - when the counselors steer them to apply ED to other schools. After the ED round, the counselors at private schools will try to reign in top students already accepted EA at the top schools from doing another round of RD applications at other top schools for bragging rights. Hence in essence the counselors are functioning as traffic controller to optimize the school's OVERALL success in snagging as many top spots as possible. Granted it is hard for a student (with lower stats) to understand why a counselor may discourage applying to an oversubscribed perennially popular school, but it is to the their own benefit to take the counselor's suggestion seriously. It has been stated before, every year after ED rounds, there are so many postings expressing shock how competitive the field was, with only the tippy top students getting the tippy top schools.[/quote]

Yes counselor steering can be beneficial, especially if the CC knows their stuff.  Fact is most universities are only taking so many kids ED or overall from a given school, so if they know 5 kids with much better resumes are already applying there, they know your kid's chances are lower.  But don't let them bully your kid.  Just look at the facts and realize that you can still ED, but you are not likely to get in.  It's up to you (your kid and the parents to decide) if they have a true 2nd or 3rd choice they like almost as much that would give them an ED acceptance (or much higher chance)

Those "games" are fine to play.  But you have to understand and be okay with the consequences.

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