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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As our child is entering high school, I hear so much dissatisfaction from parents at most schools with their respective school's college advising program. I suspect much of this is due to unrealistic expectations from a generation of parents who came up in a different era. But I am wondering if there are any local private schools with well respected college counseling programs that seem to satisfy the parents/students at their school?[/quote]

Why don't the school advisors explain how things have changed in order to modulate expectations. For example my daughter was a sophomore before I learned about athletic recruiting. She was senior when I learned that division 1 school varsity athletes can't be premed because the practices interfere with the labs. Did anyone learn this from the counselor and if so when we're they told?[/quote]

They do talk about things have changed -- that's a very frequent subject of conversation, so far as I can tell -- the issue appears to be more whether people can hear the message.

For athletic recruiting, it differs by the sport so there is no "one size fits all" speech for college counselors to give (for example, the timing of commitments varies by the sport), although there are some commonalities about things like the NCAA clearinghouse that counselors should be familiar with.  It is often best to check with the high school and/or club coach to learn the ins and outs about recruiting.  Re: what majors Division I athletes are allowed to be, that will depend on the school and sport (for example, the Ivies still accommodate pre-meds) and I'm surprised you think the independent school college counselor should be briefing you in depth on the college experience as a Division I athlete at a particular school.  That's one of the reasons student-athletes visit campuses, so they can learn about the trade-offs.    [/quote]

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