Boarding school dropout needs college counseling advice

GnocchiB
Sat, 07 Nov 2015 16:55:03 +0000

First, I’m so sorry for your son’s illness and glad to hear he is managing it and moving forward.

I’m sorry that the public school counselor has given such poor and upsetting advice that adds to the stress of this situation. You are a wise parent to be seeking competent assistance elsewhere. The transition and grades can and should be handled in the counselor’s recommendation part of the application process, and your son can also mention it in his personal statement or in the additional information section of the Common App.

I second the suggestion to contact the boarding school college counseling office for recommendations of private counselors. They don’t necessarily need to be in your area since you (and your son) can facetime/skype with them.

Best of luck and keep us posted!