Denied at almost every school...

happymomof1
Sat, 26 Mar 2011 10:38:25 +0000

Don’t hate your guidance counselors. Every year the admissions game changes at every single college and university. The GCs cannot possibly hope to keep up with all of them. The best your GC can do is tell you which institutions are likely to admit you based on his/her past experience.

If there is a common failure of GCs, it is a tendency to encourage students to apply to Reach and Match institutions and to neglect Safeties. This is because the get more bragging points for “top” institutions, and they like to impress their GC pals who work for other high schools.