I want my kid's counselor to write her essay and get her onto a sports team in college. Happy pay extra for these services.

Anonymous wrote:I teach at Wheaton and the vast majority of the magnet kids want to to to UMD.

The Wheaton magnet is nowhere near the Blair SMACS Magnet program when you look at the caliber of students enrolled.

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Anonymous wrote:Can anyone recommend college counselors in the area? My child is blair magnet if that helps.

What are you actually hoping to get from a counselor? After going through the process with 3 kids, there is really not a lot they can help you with that you & your kid can't figure out on your own. Head over to the college forum for specific advice.

Also, don't get too invested in your kid attending at top 20 university. Even if they are accepted, a significant % of magnet students at Blair, RM and PV end up at UMD-CP with a Banneker-Key scholarship (full ride).

Not OP but let’s be honest. No one on dcum really wants their kid to go to umd.

I think your assumption is skewed by some of the prestige focused posters on DCUM, not all of whom can afford that prestige anyway.

My kids were at Whitman which has one of the wealthiest student populations in the area, and yet, a huge majority of students are going to UMD and aiming for it.

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Anonymous wrote:Can anyone recommend college counselors in the area? My child is blair magnet if that helps.

What are you actually hoping to get from a counselor? After going through the process with 3 kids, there is really not a lot they can help you with that you & your kid can't figure out on your own. Head over to the college forum for specific advice.

Also, don't get too invested in your kid attending at top 20 university. Even if they are accepted, a significant % of magnet students at Blair, RM and PV end up at UMD-CP with a Banneker-Key scholarship (full ride).

Not OP but let’s be honest. No one on dcum really wants their kid to go to umd.

I do. My kid is into CS and they're T10 for that. You'd have to be stupid to go elsewhere. On csrankings.org even they're comparable to Cornell which is the highest-ranked Ivy for CS.

PS DC has an UW 4.0 in SMCS and it really just boils down to the fact that UMDCP is the best value for them

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Anonymous wrote:Can anyone recommend college counselors in the area? My child is blair magnet if that helps.

What are you actually hoping to get from a counselor? After going through the process with 3 kids, there is really not a lot they can help you with that you & your kid can't figure out on your own. Head over to the college forum for specific advice.

Also, don't get too invested in your kid attending at top 20 university. Even if they are accepted, a significant % of magnet students at Blair, RM and PV end up at UMD-CP with a Banneker-Key scholarship (full ride).

Not OP but let’s be honest. No one on dcum really wants their kid to go to umd.

I do. My kid is into CS and they're T10 for that. You'd have to be stupid to go elsewhere. On csrankings.org even they're comparable to Cornell which is the highest-ranked Ivy for CS.

Anonymous wrote:I teach at Wheaton and the vast majority of the magnet kids want to to to UMD.

The Wheaton "magnet" is not a high-level one. Please understand what OP is saying. We're talking about a high-achieving student doing very advanced coursework at Blair. Also, Wheaton has a low-income population and of course you'll get fewer students ready to pay private tuition.

OP, it's hard to get people to recommend college counselors on DCUM. The majority of posters won't ever hire one, and will tell you that you don't need one. The very few who do hire one, are not sure they helped, or don't want to share their counselor.

I did not hire one for my oldest, who had such a complicated SN profile that I didn't even want to hire an SN-specific company to help us. But I'm wondering whether my other kids could benefit.

I will push back against the notion that magnet kids don't need counseling, or somehow have a leg up. They don't. You don't go to a magnet for a boost in college admissions! It doesn't help at all, and it's hard to distinguish oneself amid a pool of extremely high-achieving applicants, where a lot of families want Ivies or similar for their kids.

All I can tell you is that it's best to look for a counselor sooner rather than later. They prefer to influence high school trajectory and summers as much as possible, not swoop in just for college lists and essays.

Good luck!

I teach at Wheaton and the vast majority of the magnet kids want to to to UMD.

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Anonymous wrote:Can anyone recommend college counselors in the area? My child is blair magnet if that helps.

What are you actually hoping to get from a counselor? After going through the process with 3 kids, there is really not a lot they can help you with that you & your kid can't figure out on your own. Head over to the college forum for specific advice.

Also, don't get too invested in your kid attending at top 20 university. Even if they are accepted, a significant % of magnet students at Blair, RM and PV end up at UMD-CP with a Banneker-Key scholarship (full ride).

Not OP but let’s be honest. No one on dcum really wants their kid to go to umd.

I do.

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Anonymous wrote:Can anyone recommend college counselors in the area? My child is blair magnet if that helps.

What are you actually hoping to get from a counselor? After going through the process with 3 kids, there is really not a lot they can help you with that you & your kid can't figure out on your own. Head over to the college forum for specific advice.

Also, don't get too invested in your kid attending at top 20 university. Even if they are accepted, a significant % of magnet students at Blair, RM and PV end up at UMD-CP with a Banneker-Key scholarship (full ride).

Not OP but let’s be honest. No one on dcum really wants their kid to go to umd.

Sure.

I am on DCUM and I would be thrilled if my child went to UMD. I went to an expensive private and it was NOT worth it.

Anonymous wrote:Can anyone recommend college counselors in the area? My child is Blair magnet if that helps.

If your student is in Blair Magnet, they will likely have many great options without the expensive assistance of a professional counselor. Another thing to keep in mind - if your child does not get into the school of their dreams, have them reapply sophomore or junior year to the dream college. If their grades are good, chances are they can get in, given that transfer admittance is less competitive.

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Anonymous wrote:Can anyone recommend college counselors in the area? My child is blair magnet if that helps.

What are you actually hoping to get from a counselor? After going through the process with 3 kids, there is really not a lot they can help you with that you & your kid can't figure out on your own. Head over to the college forum for specific advice.

Also, don't get too invested in your kid attending at top 20 university. Even if they are accepted, a significant % of magnet students at Blair, RM and PV end up at UMD-CP with a Banneker-Key scholarship (full ride).

Not OP but let’s be honest. No one on dcum really wants their kid to go to umd.

Sure.

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Anonymous wrote:Can anyone recommend college counselors in the area? My child is blair magnet if that helps.

What are you actually hoping to get from a counselor? After going through the process with 3 kids, there is really not a lot they can help you with that you & your kid can't figure out on your own. Head over to the college forum for specific advice.

Also, don't get too invested in your kid attending at top 20 university. Even if they are accepted, a significant % of magnet students at Blair, RM and PV end up at UMD-CP with a Banneker-Key scholarship (full ride).

Not OP but let’s be honest. No one on dcum really wants their kid to go to umd.

Anonymous wrote:Can anyone recommend college counselors in the area? My child is blair magnet if that helps.

What are you actually hoping to get from a counselor? After going through the process with 3 kids, there is really not a lot they can help you with that you & your kid can't figure out on your own. Head over to the college forum for specific advice.

Also, don't get too invested in your kid attending at top 20 university. Even if they are accepted, a significant % of magnet students at Blair, RM and PV end up at UMD-CP with a Banneker-Key scholarship (full ride).

Can anyone recommend college counselors in the area? My child is blair magnet if that helps.