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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm an NCS mom and I think your DD did great, especially with that GPA.  Its an excellent GPA by NCS standards but not as high as generally gets into highly selective schools and Ivys.

Maybe I'm wrong here but I thought the counselor's job was to work with the students, to help them through the process, and not to work the colleges.  It would create all sorts of conflicts of interest if the counselor's responsibility was to advocate everywhere for all students.  I am certainly not expecting that when my DD applies to schools.

Perhaps your DD went to Beauvoir or another private before NCS and you are comparing this to the process of applying to subsequent private schools.  It really is very different.  I think your expectations weren't reasonable.[/quote]

My DD's counselor submitted electronically the school's profile, a narrative about my daughter (a compilation of our responses from a form) her transcript, and teacher recs.  Met with us once/twice and DD a couple of times and asked her what schools she's applying to and if there were any additionals to add to the upload list.  No guidance. There were three counselors and 77 girls in the graduating class.

Okay...my expectations were too high.  Good luck when your DD applies to schools, seriously.[/quote]

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