How about that - you want to make an incorrect decision and pay tons of money for it, then listen to counselor. If you want to a avoid this and and make intelligent desicion for your family and kid, then RESEARCH YOURSELF. There is no other way, you cannot make somebody who is priamrily hired to improve reputation of his employer - HS where your kid is attending, to care as much about your kid as you do. Of course, based on his goal counselor will suggest the mot prestigious UG that would be reasonable to expect to get accepted. This is not always the student’s goal and it really should not be. The best place for a kid is where kid fits personally the best and where your finances can afford to send your child, but again, your goal may coincide with the counselor’s, this is the only situation when you should listen to him…