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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hired a college counselor which in our case was mostly a waste; definitely should have paid by the hour rather than a package
Maybe undershot given all the hysteria about admissions. DC got in everywhere so far (high stats kid); maybe just a fluke.

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College counselors really seem to promote the easier schools and talk you out of the prestige mindset and pound the table on fit. But it makes their life easier if your expectations are adjusted downward and you get accepted into schools anyone with decent stats could get into

At the same time, everyone (except the absolute best applicants) starts the process with overly high expectations, in part because most parents are familiar with a much easier era. So it’s a balancing act. The good news is you can apply to 20 schools so lots of room for reaches targets and safeties [/quote]

Hop on over to the Big 3 thread to see why counselors recommend a safe list. There are many surprises in this process right now and students and parents prefer more options at the end of the process to less.[/quote]

Also, even if a kid is resilient it's depressing to keep getting rejections. It stings. Getting 15 rejections isn't fun.[/quote]

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