<p>I am not surprised that the GC does not like Harvard. There may be many different reasons for doing so. Or it could be that the GC does not think the chances of admission are high. What is surprising is that the GC should try to steer a student whom she likes very much and is recommending for all sorts of awards toward CTCL. A truly stellar applicant has a good shot at colleges whose selectivity may be slighty better than Harvard but are on a par with H in other ways. Or she may just be a devotee of LACs more generally. More discussion with the GC seems warranted to me.</p>
<p>I'll take the OP's assessment that her D is near -perfect. My S's GC did not know that I only wanted to strangle S every other day. ;) On alternate days, however, he was perfect.</p>