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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

My kid is a junior and the school counselor just recommended ED1 Boston College, ED2 ... Lehigh. (Surely there is something in between, like Villanova?) I think the counselor just wants to be sure they get in "somewhere."[/quote]

This is where it should be about fit though. If you are going to ED your kid should really like the school. I doubt outcomes are vastly different at Villanova vs Lehigh. If you really want to get in somewhere ED it probably makes sense to take the safer bet.

You think Villanova is better than Lehigh? I think Lehigh has a lot more to offer. [/quote]

It's not that (my child loves Lehigh and is on board with making it their ED2 pick.) Rather, when we look at Naviance (not perfect but the best barometer we have so far) there's a big gulf between BC and Lehigh in terms of GPA/SAT for admitted students. Villanova is roughly halfway in-between. My point is more, why drop down *so* much from BC.

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