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Reply to "Where did the B students at the top independent schools end up going to college."
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[quote=Anonymous]"Interesting. I think that college counselors at independent schools have a policy of setting very low expectations at the first meeting with parents --- in our case the first kid, who ended up at an Ivy, was being sold on a small third rate college in Florida, and the second kid, who ended up in a top ten school, was asked to look at a non-flagship Southern state school. I think that they do this to deflect blame in case of mishaps, but also to force parents and kids to focus on safeties and match schools. It is very easy to get caught up thinking about far reaches and not enough time planning out the full list. In my experience, once they see that a family has been sufficiently stunned, they become much more helpful and on-point." Weird - our DS is in 9th grade at a Big 3, so haven't been through this yet. This tactic would make them lose all credibility with me. [/quote]
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