what seniors can expect from hs counselors
do
expect your counselor to...
* Encourage you to select courses that will challenge you and present a more well-rounded profile to college admission counselors.
*Advise you of your necessary graduation
requirements.
*Encourage you to focus on specific goals and criteria for
college selection
(location, course of study, size).
*Assist you in locating resources for your college search.
*Maintain up to date college, military, and career
resources.
*Inform you of upcoming college fairs, art portfolio, and
open house dates.
*Provide acceptance criteria for you to match your skills &
scores to the college’s
recommendation for admission.
*Demonstrate available internet college search programs.
*Inform you on SAT I & II and ACT registration deadlines.
*Provide you with tips on how to get the most out of your
college visit.
*Demonstrate college/job interviewing skills.
*Assist you with the development of your application essay.
*Review and mail applications along with required paper work
(transcript, letters
of recommendation, activities, and achievements).
*Submit mid-year grade reports to colleges.
*Provide information on national, state and local
scholarships.
*Provide information and forms for state and federal
financial aid.
Do
not expect your counselor to:
*Choose your schools for you.
*Complete your applications for you.
*Write your college essay for you.
*Keep tract of your deadlines.
*Submit official SAT/ACT scores to the colleges of your
choice.
*Ask a teacher to write a recommendation for you.
The college search process is a shared
responsibility. Even if you are not
sure where to begin, your first step should be at your
counselor’s office. Working
as a team with your counselor will prove beneficial for the
both of you.