<p>never in a million years would I talk to anyone I know in admissions about a student - that would be a complete ethical breach. Any private counselor who pulls that card is lying. Being ethical (for example, only a hack counselor would write essays FOR students - I have never come close to anything like that) is my top priority. And as a former admissions officer at Dartmouth, I can tell you that we did not even SPEAK to private counselors, so I can aver that no counselor can use this kind of pull. Of course a high school guidance counselor can call to advocate for a student, but that’s a different matter!
Michele</p>