<p>Momratg, welcome to CA, where no recs, GCs or teachers, are required for state schools where the vast majority go.</p>
<p>Blue, the profile should be a document that's easily gotten from a pile in the school office. Scary if a school is trying to keep it secret. It's very baisc, and in my experience often the school can and will take tips from a knowledgable parent. This year I got a local public high school where I volunteer to make it much more detailed. We tripled our number accepted at top 15 colleges.</p>