Boarding school dropout needs college counseling advice

intparent
Sat, 07 Nov 2015 17:17:56 +0000

Normally this would be a good topic for the GC to address. Given that the GC is new, I would set up a meeting with her, you, and your son. Ask if she can address in her recommendation that he had serious health issues in sophomore year that affected his grades and caused him to return closer to home at the end of the year. If she won’t, the other option is a brief explanation in the additional information section of the common app.

Regarding college selection, either hire a college counselor or do it yourself out here. I wouldn’t be sure a 25 year old is as on top of making recommendations for schools and providing admissions support as you might want.