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I think so much of the counselor's usefulness depends on the school. My school counselor was used to students who wanted to stay in state and could only hand me a listing of colleges in other states as help. I think the best thing you can do for a  kid who does not have a proactive counselor is seek out information from sites such as college confidential or the sub-reddit r/college to make sure they are getting a lot of different perspectives.