Anonymous
04/08/2019 08:46
Subject: Sidwell Friends School parent tries to sabotage another student to get an edge for her kid
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why does any parent need to meet with the high school counselor? They're worthless. As long as they upload their recommendation / school report to Common App, we had zero use for them. And my kids were at top privates. Some of you parents are acting like lunatics. Simmer down.
Someone needs to write the official school recommendation for the student. If that isn't the high school counselor, then who is it?
It’s boilerplate and uploaded to Common App. Why would a parent need to meet 1 on 1 with a counselor about it? Mentally unstable.
Uh, I think you are not understanding. The school writes a recommendation of the student. Not a teacher rec, but a statement by the school sent to the schools that student is applying to. That is hardly written by the student. Rather than call me mentally unstable, please understand what I am saying. It is the COLLEGE COUNSELOR who writes that recommendation based on knowing the student after several one on one meetings. The parent doesn't need to meet with the college counselor, but the student sure does, on multiple occasions over a series of months.
I met my high school college counselor once and everything turned out fine.
Anonymous
04/08/2019 08:42
Subject: Re:Sidwell Friends School parent tries to sabotage another student to get an edge for her kid
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This defines the people Sidwell attracts.
What, that the college counselor is supposed to write their recommendation of their students?
The sabotage.
So one crazy person defines a whole community. Got it.
Doubtful that the school wrote letters to parents because of one crazy parent.
More likely that this parent is symptomatic of a general cultural problem at the school.
Neither you, nor I have any idea. But so far, it is cited that there was someone who stalked the Director and sent an anonymous letter to one or more colleges. It could be two people or it could be one, but either way, it isn't symptomatic of a general culture problem at the school.
Anonymous
04/08/2019 08:24
Subject: Re:Sidwell Friends School parent tries to sabotage another student to get an edge for her kid
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This defines the people Sidwell attracts.
What, that the college counselor is supposed to write their recommendation of their students?
The sabotage.
So one crazy person defines a whole community. Got it.
Doubtful that the school wrote letters to parents because of one crazy parent.
More likely that this parent is symptomatic of a general cultural problem at the school.
Anonymous
04/08/2019 08:11
Subject: Re:Sidwell Friends School parent tries to sabotage another student to get an edge for her kid
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This defines the people Sidwell attracts.
What, that the college counselor is supposed to write their recommendation of their students?
The sabotage.
So one crazy person defines a whole community. Got it.
Anonymous
04/08/2019 06:52
Subject: Sidwell Friends School parent tries to sabotage another student to get an edge for her kid
Yawn. This thread is dead.
Anonymous
04/07/2019 22:08
Subject: Re:Sidwell Friends School parent tries to sabotage another student to get an edge for her kid
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This defines the people Sidwell attracts.
What, that the college counselor is supposed to write their recommendation of their students?
The sabotage.
Anonymous
04/07/2019 20:31
Subject: Re:Sidwell Friends School parent tries to sabotage another student to get an edge for her kid
Anonymous wrote:This defines the people Sidwell attracts.
What, that the college counselor is supposed to write their recommendation of their students?
Anonymous
04/07/2019 17:17
Subject: Re:Sidwell Friends School parent tries to sabotage another student to get an edge for her kid
This defines the people Sidwell attracts.
Anonymous
04/07/2019 15:03
Subject: Sidwell Friends School parent tries to sabotage another student to get an edge for her kid
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why does any parent need to meet with the high school counselor? They're worthless. As long as they upload their recommendation / school report to Common App, we had zero use for them. And my kids were at top privates. Some of you parents are acting like lunatics. Simmer down.
Someone needs to write the official school recommendation for the student. If that isn't the high school counselor, then who is it?
It’s boilerplate and uploaded to Common App. Why would a parent need to meet 1 on 1 with a counselor about it? Mentally unstable.
No, it is not. It is a key aspect of the job.
Anonymous
04/07/2019 15:01
Subject: Re:Sidwell Friends School parent tries to sabotage another student to get an edge for her kid
Maybe the guy works hard - give him a break.
“It Is what the counselor gets paid for....”. Really - you every work in education? .....LOL.....once again a totally out of touch parent.
“It Is what the counselor gets paid for....”. Really - you every work in education? .....LOL.....once again a totally out of touch parent.
Anonymous
04/07/2019 14:35
Subject: Sidwell Friends School parent tries to sabotage another student to get an edge for her kid
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why does any parent need to meet with the high school counselor? They're worthless. As long as they upload their recommendation / school report to Common App, we had zero use for them. And my kids were at top privates. Some of you parents are acting like lunatics. Simmer down.
Someone needs to write the official school recommendation for the student. If that isn't the high school counselor, then who is it?
It’s boilerplate and uploaded to Common App. Why would a parent need to meet 1 on 1 with a counselor about it? Mentally unstable.
Uh, I think you are not understanding. The school writes a recommendation of the student. Not a teacher rec, but a statement by the school sent to the schools that student is applying to. That is hardly written by the student. Rather than call me mentally unstable, please understand what I am saying. It is the COLLEGE COUNSELOR who writes that recommendation based on knowing the student after several one on one meetings. The parent doesn't need to meet with the college counselor, but the student sure does, on multiple occasions over a series of months.
Anonymous
04/07/2019 14:35
Subject: Sidwell Friends School parent tries to sabotage another student to get an edge for her kid
Hasn’t this thread gone on long enough? It seems it has been discussed at nauseam. It’s like the third negative Sidwell thread and no not a Sidwell.
Anonymous
04/07/2019 14:03
Subject: Sidwell Friends School parent tries to sabotage another student to get an edge for her kid
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why does any parent need to meet with the high school counselor? They're worthless. As long as they upload their recommendation / school report to Common App, we had zero use for them. And my kids were at top privates. Some of you parents are acting like lunatics. Simmer down.
Someone needs to write the official school recommendation for the student. If that isn't the high school counselor, then who is it?
It’s boilerplate and uploaded to Common App. Why would a parent need to meet 1 on 1 with a counselor about it? Mentally unstable.
Anonymous
04/07/2019 13:42
Subject: Sidwell Friends School parent tries to sabotage another student to get an edge for her kid
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why does any parent need to meet with the high school counselor? They're worthless. As long as they upload their recommendation / school report to Common App, we had zero use for them. And my kids were at top privates. Some of you parents are acting like lunatics. Simmer down.
Someone needs to write the official school recommendation for the student. If that isn't the high school counselor, then who is it?
That's what your HS senior is for.
Anonymous
04/07/2019 13:37
Subject: Re:Sidwell Friends School parent tries to sabotage another student to get an edge for her kid
Anonymous wrote:the school might cover up the suspension of a well-connected student for sneaking booze into a school event
I hope they do
If this is the extent of bad behavior it's silly for that to alter a chance at a college acceptance
Agreed! I think HS was a great place to get caught with this silly behavior and learn a lesson. I wouldn't want to see anyone's kid, privileged or otherwise, targeted in college admissions for this. Furthermore, who is to say that it wasn't reported by the school? How would another parent know?