“if you can google, you can access invaluable information”
And just HOW is a POOR HS student , who lives in a poor area with little support from teachers or college counselors or anyone who has been through the college application process recently supposed to know what IS valid invaluable information and what is pure bunk when it comes to learning what they need to know ? How do they know what is pure speculation, often written by other HS students [ like we see all the time on the “what are my chances?” forum??
There is a saying- “you can find anything you want at Alices’s resturaunt”’ well, Google is Alices resturaunt. And IF you know what you need to find out it can be great. IF. BUT It has no filter for helping students, or parents for that matter, sift through the straw to find the the facts when it comes to College admissions.
Why do you think so many come here to the Parents forum CC in utter confusion?
who is being the snob here? Assuming that all students have to do is go to Google and they will magically know what to look for …