Hello; nice to meet you i am a current junior and my family has recently hired a private college counsellor to help me in the upcoming college apps process. i have been very self-motivated in researching and understanding colleges, both through help from CC as well as other resources online; i am wondering if there were any specific things a college counsellor would be able to help me in as our first meeting occurs. I don’t have many questions I can think of currently about the process, but I’m sure I might be missing something.
Currently, I have finished my college list (~15 schools that I would love to attend, with 7/5/3 reach/target/safety, including where I am planning on applying EA/RD), written first drafts of Common App essays/personal statement and in the process of revising, solidified my 10 EC’s on the Common App, working towards my top 5 honors, know the 2 academic teachers I am asking for college recs as well as am meeting weekly with my school counsellor, finished standardized testing, talked over finances (FAFSA etc) with my parents, entering scholarships, and am working on supplemental essays. I have a pretty good idea of how I’m trying to portray myself to colleges, so all of these are working on supporting that well. I’ve done a lot of research on the college app process (thanks CC!), but I’m sure I might be missing something that I should talk over with a private counsellor. What do y’all think? Thank you so much!