How the other half applies to college

I was searching online for some information and came up with the college application timeline for Deerfield Academy, the elite boarding school in Western Massachusetts. Just this line caught my eye:

After a couple of meetings, your college advisor will provide you with a college list to guide your search.

The "couple of meetings," the personal advisor and the personalized list are unfortunately outside reality for our urban public high-schoolers. That's what parents pay the big tuition bucks for.

For the other side of the coin, a helpful source sent me some resources for students who will be the first in their family to attend college. I'll post them asap.