asking gc to call college?

sgopal2
Mon, 07 Nov 2016 23:22:36 +0000

The special relationship that college counselors at fancy private schools have in the admissions game is well known. The admissions officers at the top schools have built up relationships with many of these counselors over many years.

In cases where the student is on the bubble, admissions officers will call a guidance counselor they know well without hesitation. However having a guidance counselor call someone they don’t know at all probably won’t have any impact.

If you want to get an idea of how this works, read “Creating a Class” by Mitchell Stevens