asking gc to call college?

3puppies
Mon, 07 Nov 2016 16:37:33 +0000

@quietdesperation , Private school GC’s tend to have relationships with the admissions officers at the selective colleges, but they also tend to have far fewer students for whom they are responsible. Public HS GC’s tend to be much overloaded with many more students, and their responsibilities tend to also include different sets of challenges - like truancy, teen pregnancy, severe discipline issues, learning disabilities, etc - not as commonly found with private schools.

Colleges - even top colleges - are well aware of this, and how much of it varies depending on the part of the state/country, etc., so their expectations as to what a public school GC might offer on behalf of a student are much more realistic.

That being said, I am in support of any student who proactively meets with his/her public school GC to discuss their future college plan options, and encouraging the GC to follow-up, where appropriate, with the admissions officers and even FA offices at their potential top school choices. When the student /family can partner with the GC to better understand the paths and challenges, make appropriate decisions, they will achieve the common goal. These are the success stories that help make the GC’s already tough jobs much better, and the experience the public school GC gains will be helpful to other students down the road.

Best of luck to your D.