<p>Banal question: do college admissions offices ever contact the high school guidance office directly or will they contact the student to provide clarification on app information?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Yes they do contact the high school guidance office directly</p>
<p>It is a very common practice. Some high schools have very good relation with college adcoms, they would have a conference call to review each applicant before a decision is made. It usually happens more during RD.</p>
<p>My S applied and was accepted ED. He found out after the fact from his guidance counselor that the school had called her for his in-progress grades. Good thing he was doing well!</p>
<p>Yeah they call for grades and sometimes to talk about the student directly, like if the admission officer has a question about the student or needs to clear something up on the application</p>
<p>Yep in most cases they are the “medium” between them and you. They contact to get the official most resent data.</p>