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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Parents should expect college counseling offices to be open during break. Most counselors may work virtually but yes they are available. Jan 1 is a huge deadline. Good luck![/quote]

I have sent 4 kids through various private schools and to 4 different colleges and there is absolutely no way I would contact a college counselor over winter break expecting an answer. This is a time management issue not an emergency.[/quote]

Yes you would if your kid had an emergency which happens. College counseling is open over break. This is a job that is different than other departments. Have no idea who is trying to freak out parents but yes they are open. Usually remotely and have access and ways to get things done remotely. Again many people back at work and yes some jobs have busy times and this is one.[/quote]

Yup lots of people in high level jobs are back to work Monday and Tuesday of this week. Off today and back to work Thursday and Friday. [/quote]

Yes but the organizations they work for are not closed.[/quote]

Exactly. Education is a different field. Schools are completely shut down this week. If people are working, it’s out of the kindness of their hearts on their days off. [/quote]

Oh please. So not true. The schools with the best college admissions have college counselors completely available this week. You sound lazy![/quote]

Definitely not lazy. I just don’t plan to abuse others. Schools are closed. I know that many think teachers/counselors are personal servants. I’m not like that. I respect people and their time. This is a holiday weekend.

Also, “lazy” isn’t a term for a family that had these applications done in October. If your child is scrambling now at the very last minute (probably after ignoring his counselor’s many attempts to get this done already) let’s evaluate whether “lazy” should be attributed to your family. [/quote]

Nope. My kid is all finished and we are all set. I just have compassion and know that across the country and in DC the top private schools with best college results have college counselors responding and available this week. [/quote]

That’s quite a statement that can’t be backed up. We attend a top school and ours is closed, which isn’t a problem because internal deadlines were weeks ago and the students are done.

As for compassion, do you have any compassion for the school employees who you demand work even though their place of employment is closed? Does your compassion reach that far, or are they mere cogs to you?[/quote]

DP. They are not off at all schools. You are misinformed. Some schools actually specifically say they are working remotely and are available this- this the question of this entire  thread. Some are available and let their students know that. Your situation and school is one that is closed but do not speak for all. [/quote]
NP. You seem to be saying the same thing as the person you are quoting, who never said all school CCOs were closed, only that theirs was. In response to others saying they were all available. Please repeat your own final advice and “do not speak for all.”[/quote]

Thank you. I am the PP. I never questioned another person’s experience. I do take issue with the statement unthread that the quality of a school is determined by whether a counseling office is open this week.

I also take issue with the assumptions above that the “good” counselors are available this week. My DS’s is amazing, and has internal deadlines to avoid what probably sparked this thread: last-minute applications. He’s not available this week, but he also doesn’t have to be. He more than earned to take time off with the rest of the school’s employees.

And on a general note: I hope people say thank you to the counselors working this week. Whether or not they have remote hours, they are working when all of their colleagues are not. Just find the heart to show a bit of gratitude. [/quote]

You are so dramatic! Let’s see what you say once the results come in. Btw I know boys working on their apps still this week! Their Shocking early actions changed the entire tenure of their application strategies. Early action rejections that should have been a safety based on their stats changed their application strategy. Hopefully they don’t have your counselor who is on vacation! [/quote]

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