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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm the other former admissions staffer.  Again, based on my admissions experience and my parent experience (3 kids -- all in top 25% of class, all accepted early at first-choice schools), the school counselor wasn't a big factor.  I do think the other former staffer is correct in saying that counselors can be more involved during the wait-list stage, however.  If others have had a different experience, I'd love to hear what the counselors at their kids' schools did that was so helpful.

As for the poster who suggested that the NCS student's counselor was triaging.  Perhaps so, but that family's experience may still be informative for parents of younger students who often go into the process believing that the counselor will wave a a magic wand and the child will be accepted by his/her first choice school.  (Sometimes the counselors actually create this perception in a way reminiscent of the Wizard of Oz.)

Finally, and most importantly, [b]I would say that as a parent I value very highly the educational opportunities my children's secondary school provided them, totally apart from the college admissions outcome.  They graduated/will graduate from high school well prepared for college and eager to learn.[/b]    [/quote]

The OTHER former admissions staffer here :) I completely agree with you here. When I meet parents who talk about the secondary school they selected based on desired college outcomes, I cringe. No counselor can wave a magic wand with a highly selective school. They all know this, but I do know that some independent schools are guilty of alluding to this possibility when trying to sell their school's placement success to prospective families. [/quote]

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