<p>In an otherwise great letter, my guidance counselor wrote that my mom works part-time even though she really works full-time and wrote the wrong career for my dad.
It doesn't really seem like a big deal to me, but my mom insists that I do something about it because she believes it would change the context which admissions counselors would view me from since my application emphasizes my family's low income.
But, my guidance counselor already mailed everything out. Any advice or thoughts about what I should do?
Thanks for any input.</p>
<p>Wow . . . your guidance counselor is a 100% idiot. I'd get her fired because making 2 mistakes on an application that could decide your future is plain stupid.</p>
<p>I wouldn't worry about it. I don't think these details will affect your chances of acceptance. But your guidance counselor does sound pretty pathetic.</p>
<p>Those are really minor errors in what sounds like a very detailed recommendation. Think about it: GCs have to write reccs for as many as 100 students. The easiest way to do this would be to provide as little info as possible, but your GC seems to have tried hard to provide facts that would open colleges' wallets and doors to you.</p>
<p>BTW, in most cases, students never see their GC's recommendations.</p>
<p>Have you and/or your parents given your GC any kind of thank-you note? While writing reccs may be part of the GC's job, it still is appropriate to show appreciation.</p>
<p>Thanks for the reassuring posts. </p>
<p>Yes, I've given my guidance counselor a small gift and note.
She really should be more recognized for all she does, but many students and faculty at my school unfairly write her off as crazy or inept (kinda like saxsky did, haha).</p>
<p>Well It's so hard to NOT generalize that. It's true that people like him or her are definitely inept at keeping a position such as GC regardless of how many students he or she may have. It's the persons JOB.</p>
<p>"It's true that people like him or her are definitely inept at keeping a position such as GC regardless of how many students he or she may have. It's the persons JOB."</p>
<p>Welcome to the real world. GC's are not required to provide such detailed recommendations that they'd be including info about a student's parents' professions and jobs.</p>
<p>I've been on the receiving end of reviewing GC's recommendations for students who'd applied for colleges. Most just use the check off boxes and provide one sentence about the student. Doing something like that doesn't take much time nor that much knowledge about the student.</p>
<p>For someone to be writing a narrative takes a lot of time -- time that, frankly, GCs aren't paid for since they have to put in lots of overtime just to do their basic jobs.</p>
<p>So, I don't think that the GC in question was inept, pathetic or any of the other adjectives some here used.</p>
<p>Inept and pathetic is when a GC doesn't get applications in on time, mistimes the SAT that the GC is monitoring, or tells a capable student that instead of going to college, the student should enter a vocation like hairdressing. Yes, I've heard of GCs doing those kind of things.</p>
<p>Are you saying you are positioned as a low income or first generation applicant and he gave your parent's upscale jobs?</p>
<p>She put something along the lines of "Her mom works part time at a _____" and "her dad is an investor." My mom works full time and my dad is actually self employed.</p>
<p>I don't see how those errors will make any difference in your app, but if you're concerned, just kindly and graciously ask the GC to send a correction.</p>