<p>There is an alternative to the quote Pizzagirl posted, post 35. “What are they supposed to do?” If the GC is in the position of putting everyone else on hold because poor little Johnny waited until the last minute to submit for an ED, the counselor does have the ability to say-- I’m sorry but you haven’t given me enough time to do your request justice, and justice to all those ahead of you. And then, in the “supposed to do” category, then next school yr counselors need to be sure to get the word to students that such requests must be made well in advance of the deadline. I suspect students already are told, but as a GC I’d make certain they were.
It’s not an easy answer, but I’m not fully comfortable with automatically putting the procrastinators with looming deadlines ahead of all those that have had the foresight to take positive actions sooner.</p>