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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If I could go back I would think college when applying private hs. I would wait for hs acceptance and then dig deep into each school college counseling philosophy. Each school has their own philosophy and it is better to understand if this is a fit. Some schools have an application limit.  I think this is a great thing because it is a kid stress reducer and there is an incentive for college counseling to really work with each student. You are paying a lot for hs and it is reasonable to expect this area of your school to be excellent.

Some schools will write recommendations and send out documents but will not advocate. We experienced this and it was cold. Whole experience was cold. Changed schools for second child and a world of difference. First child I was enamored with the trappings of beautiful school and fun activities and excellent classes. This is great but the college search experience was unnecessarily unemotional. I felt the counselor didn’t care about my child and it hurt. I was warned by class ahead parents but again thought it was not a big deal because we were not looking at a Harvard. Believe parents is the nugget there.

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Where did your kids end up (colleges)? Where were they aiming?[/quote]

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