<p>Pizzagirl,</p>
<p>I agree on the lack of validity on a GC’s recommendation. The forms they expect the students to fill out are a poor substitute for the counselor knowing the student. At my kid’s school there is a 600 - 1 GC/student ratio after cutbacks. The squeaky wheel is going to get the grease. How fair is that?</p>
<p>I would rather see a teacher/coach/employer provide these recs. They will be far more thoughtful and cogent. No offense to our valiant GC’s at public schools that work especially hard doing a job that is woefully underpaid and demanding…just that they will probably not know the students as well as their private school counselors do. </p>
<p>I am sure the colleges can sense this. Perhaps they can just stop the charade once and for all and say the counselor rec is optional, knowing that it may be a half-hearted attempt in the first place.</p>