41.   After he read his rejection letter, he took the train from his home in Queens, N.Y., back to school in Manhattan to tell his guidance counselor.

42.   All day, students stream in and out of the office of the guidance counselor, Altagracia Taudel.

43.   All of the presidents said that any discussion of early decision had to include input from students and guidance counselors.

44.   But creating a college applicant no one can turn away has its disadvantages, too, say some high school guidance counselors.

45.   But guidance counselors fill a role that is unique, said Martha Cabanillas, the bilingual high school guidance counselor.

46.   But for years, school bathrooms have been used in the most overcrowded districts throughout the city as classrooms and as offices for teachers and guidance counselors.

47.   But instead of being praised by his teacher, Greenberg was sent to the guidance counselor.

48.   But she said friends and high school guidance counselors told her applying to college would be a waste of time.

49.   But often, the same information can be obtained through libraries, guidance counselors and the Internet.

50.   But the answer for guidance counselors is not abolishing the early admissions process, a fixture on campuses for decades.