<p>Need advice on how to handle this. Daughter is dual enrolled at a local college and takes other "specialty" kinds of classes, so she has had to ask counselor on several occasions over the years to adjust schedule, ask to leave early from class for travel time, etc. I think the counselor doesn't like my duaghter, or maybe just resents having to do extra work or treat her as "special". Can anything be done to ensure the counselor will write a fair LOR? Or do they only comment on GPA, ranking, etc? Also, the counseling office doesn't regularly post info on colleges coming to HS - since she already doesn't like my daughter, how can I ask them to post the info (like they sporadically have done in past) without jeopardizing the relationship more??</p>
<p>The work-around for the college meetings is to make sure that your daughter is on the interest list for every school she might be considering…the colleges will reach out and send an email or letter if they are going to be visiting her HS.</p>
<p>I would try to make the counselor’s job as easy as possible. I would supply her with all of the information I wanted her to include in the LOR and give her everything early, with the deadlines clearly marked.</p>
<p>Thanks. I have a couple more questions:</p>
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<li>What are good topics for the counselor to address, or what SHOULD they address, considering the student will have 2 strong LOR from teachers, AND the fact that the counselor doesn’t know my daughter well due to her off-site studies, and has 300 other seniors to help. Is it strictly GPA. class load/will meet graduation requirements or is it more personal than that?</li>
<li>Which would be better: a LOR from this HS counselor OR a LOR from the college counselor at her science/IT magnet school she attends 1/2 day…but…this counselor is brand new as of the beginning of school year. This counselor is motivated and attentive, has less than 100 kids to help, but doesn’t know daughter well.</li>
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<p>THANK YOU for any advice!</p>