<p>YoHoHo, I agree. I am just hoping to limit my involvement to what I think I can help with–encouraging him to explore topics that will reveal more of who he is.</p>
<p>And the reason I asked about what kind of counseling compmom suggested is that I think the prestige fixation is something that would honestly be best explored with a psychologist. A college counselor, while definitely capable of helping this boy reevaluate his list and prepare himself better, is unlikely to convince anyone who cares deeply about it that it actually isn’t that important (or certainly shouldn’t be a primary motivation).</p>