College Admission questions

Chedva
Fri, 01 May 2009 08:40:40 +0000

Any counselor worth his or her salt would not have such a discussion because it could lead to problems down the road. If the counselor says, “Your application would be strong” or “You’re the kind of kid we’re looking for”, the kid can, and probably would, hear, “You’re going to get in.” Then the kid doesn’t? Lawsuit or bad publicity. And if the counselor says the kid doesn’t meet the profile, the kid is discouraged from applying and selectivity goes down. And most counselors won’t have time for that anyway.

Besides, how can the counselor tell you how your application stacks up to “the applicant pool” for a pool that hasn’t been created yet? You may look good (or bad) in comparison to last year’s pool, but who knows about next year’s?