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[quote=Anonymous]My kid went to Regis. Not sure why people care if we name schools on an anon forum.

When it comes to college process:

Good: They limit college apps. Parents really dislike this at first and, I think, mostly like it. In every class, there are 10 superstars who could get into every college. This limits those people from gobbling up 200 seats at the top college.

Good: They limit college apps. Again, kids think they need 4 safeties. You need 1 or maybe 2.  And all *well done* apps take way longer than you think. Hours and hours.

Okay: List building. The counselors are not equally good and they dont know your kids. You're better off doing this yourself and having them fine-tune. If people use outside counselors, this and essays are where it's helpful

Good; LOR. the counselors know how to do this, I think.  And teachers are mostly good too.

Good: No steering. Nobody is saying, dont apply to Harvard.

Good: Self-steering. The kids are very well aware who is legacy, who is QB, who is a lock and if there are 3 or 4 of them applying to Yale, they will often rethink their own chances. Nobody is hiding information. As far as I can tell.

Good: They do essays junior year as an assignment. Tons of kids rewrite, but there's one there if they need it.

Bad: I think the school assumes more people know Regis outside the catholic and regional world than really do. ND knows Regis. Georgia Tech does not. (Good: they reworked the profile recently and I think this was an acknowledgement of that fact)

Bad: extreme grade deflation. You need a 97 to get an A/4.0. It's hard on kids.

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