<p>Agreed.^ I would also be very wary of (often biased) information and opinions given out by people who claim to be college counselors, who never tell you what their trained formal education or background is-- or if they learned how to be "college counselors" via the same route as most parents. A few may actually be trained, but when someone states he/she is a college counselor and proceeds to give out a bunch of information, posters need to ask about his/her background in that area. Otherwise, take the information with a grain of salt.</p>