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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I know my kid has high scores and a good/unique EC but the GPA is not perfect - and I am worried about how they will stack up against kids with 4.8 from public AND the other high achievers at our school. [b]My school recommended some reaches[/b] and I am worried its a waste of time. SO hearing it worked out for some kids is fantastic.[/quote]

This is fascinating.  Your school - which you said in an earlier post is GDS - has already had the CC office give juniors a list of recommended colleges, broken down by category ("reaches")?  By February of JUNIOR year? Really??

I find that fascinating, because at DC's school down Wisconsin Ave, the CC office is very clear that they won't meet with juniors 1:1 in the winter.  General pointers and access to resources, okay.  But 1:1 meetings with juniors to formulate a targeted list, during a frantic period where many seniors are still working out admissions?  Nope.

Do all 125 GDS juniors get these personalized meetings with CC before they have their 2nd semester grades?  Do parents attend the meetings too? [/quote]

Not GDS but similar school in another city. College counselors start meeting with juniors and parents in late January after seniors have submitted all apps and are now in the EA/ED2, waiting for RD phase. The counselors suggest a list of schools taking into account rural/urban, large/small, any geographic preference, etc as well as student's GPA, course rigor, and any available standardized testing scores. The best counselors tell parents what are the reaches/targets/likelies on the list, the less skilled ones don't remember to break it out that way (and if it is your first/only kid, you don't necessarily know to ask). This is one of two meetings counselors hold with both parents and student during the process - the second is in the fall to confirm the list, if that has not already happened, and discuss anything else. When possible, good to discuss ED/EA options.

And the college office remains very focused on any seniors who are not yet in, etc.[/quote]

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