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[quote=Anonymous]I just re-read the original post.  The Harvard interviewer post is excellent on the substance.

My short answer is: no, they aren't trying to steer your child to less good schools to save spots for rich people's kids.

BUT, the counselors aren't perfect and might be underestimating your child, so he and you should use your own judgment, taking the counselor's opinions into account but following your educated instincts when necessary.  (So, for example, not having your son apply ED to a school about which he is not excited.)

It's important to remember that thinking your child's counselor is not getting it right does not mean the inaccuracy is due to the fix being in or discrimination.  College admission rates at the most selective schools are historically low; we come from a highly competitive area; and the process at the college level, while more transparent than it was once, is still opaque enough to be puzzling.  You will make yourself crazy if you assume the worst of everyone at your child's school, as you appear to be leaning towards doing.[/quote]

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