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[quote=Anonymous]Looking for colleges together can be a great bonding moment if you both have a sense of humor and adventure. Start early on essays and let them develop over time. This really is the hardest part. The prompts are terrible and kids don't understand what purpose they serve. Please do look specifically online about what to avoid and how to discover what the question really is asking. 
The next single most important aspect is major. This impacts which schools to consider. You mention SLAC's so I assume non tech major. If you know a specific major there will be help online for which schools really have departments with depth and opportunities. 
Next is narrowing the field. Scores are VERY helpful. Look at how the sat distribution is at various schools you like and how how well they match your kid. There's a lot of advice on safety reach etc but you really want to see the scores be in range. Don't count on schools to recalculate GPA or to superscore. 
Once you have a good grasp of the overall landscape in college admissions for YOUR child you can then get much better results from the school counselor. You will have done the hardest most important part which is to put your child into context. Don't be afraid of going with the new counselor. At my child's big three the new one was the best one.[/quote]

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