Bad Counselor Recs

T26E4
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:29:51 +0000

Most GCs don’t know most of their students. The GC’s role is mostly to inform the college of the offerings of the school – info on % kids going on to 4yr colleges, % kids eligible for Federal free/reduced lunch (shows relative poverty level of school), what types of honors/APs are offered, and other demographic info.

The GCs’ written statements are the least weighted because they tend to know students least intimately. The admissions officers fully know this.