I don't understand why our school DOESN'T have such a meeting. We can talk about courses at home, but the counselor has added information, such as "that class requires a free period somewhere for something" or "did you know you can take that early bird or online?" Things that are not in the catalog. And the parent can remind student WHY they can't take it early bird: no transportation, other early responsibilities, etc. I would have liked a conference the year DS was invited to take an invitation-only course, and declined, but I didn't find out about any of it until the next winter.