Counselor talks to Admission Officer

bookworm
Thu, 07 Oct 2010 08:37:42 +0000

Pizzagirl,
My son did OK from a public HS that doesn’t register on any top HS list. He was first to go to his UG school and first to go to his grad school. Most kids stay in-state. He was very fortunate to have a great GC who helped him maneuver thru the system and leave hs early. I doubt any GCs from our school talk to college reps, and there were no visits from colleges to his school.

We only went to one college meeting, and drove 1.5 hours to get there. He based his essay on “Why College X” on that visit.

Obviously, it would have been better to visit other colleges and demonstrate more interest, also arranging interviews.The following year, several of S’s friends went to prestigious places, like Naval Academy, HYP, MIT.