<p>I met DS’ GC at a parent information night. He said something I found, let’s just say, interesting. He was talking to one of the other moms about her DS and said he was getting some of the students to look at colleges that were not on the map, but which were actually very good schools. Her son is one of the uber-students. </p>
<p>When DS met with this counselor and told him he only wanted to apply to one school, GC said “ok fine”. </p>
<p>I’m sure they find the challenge of getting a super student into Harvard or Georgetown a lot more exciting than the mundane job of getting an OK student into Podunk U. </p>
<p>Lesson: families - parents and students - can’t rely on the GC to provide the advice/guidance they need. Places like CC, and other internet sites and books are far better resources.</p>