As a high school counselor, you’ve likely witnessed students struggling to meet the demands of their curriculum, keep up with college applications, or stay motivated throughout the school year. When the overwhelm hits, they turn to you for support and guidance. One excellent way you can help is by showing them how to visually track Read More
Lets face it, searching for scholarships can be a tedious journey. There are thousands of sources and many scholarships are tied to a specific College/University which make applying for them a pain for your students that do not yet know where they are going to be attending College. We publish scholarships in LINK for Counselors Read More
College applications don’t open until this summer or early fall, so why are we talking about Letters of Recommendation in May? The reason is that now, yes in May, is the time to begin asking teachers if they’ll be able to write your letter. I’ve heard too many stories of top-notch students who wait until Read More
School counselors are at the heart of schools as the moral compass. Therefore, it’s important for counselors to be on their game, when it comes to the students. From life advice to calming fears to helping students confront other challenges (i.e., bullying, trauma, etc.), counselors are a resource that schools should never take for granted. Read More
Congratulations on your upcoming high school graduation and planning for your first year in college. This is an exciting time. Soon you will be on a college campus attending Freshman Orientation to learn how to get around campus or completing the session online and selecting your classes. Below are a few things to keep in Read More
We’ve given you a lot of resources tips about writing personal statements over the years. Before the school year ends, we’d like to leave you with some sound advice to help you guide your students on the one supplement that poses challenges for all sorts of students. I am talking about the Why College X, Read More
Wells Fargo (through their CollegeSTEPS program) has put out a nice series of webinars that contain some great information that should be of interest to your students. Here are links to each of the videos that are archived: Charting a path to graduate school….Successfully! Defining and building a strong leadership brand Creating a rock-solid resume Read More
When your refer to us by our new school counselor title, it is a vote of confidence that we appreciate. We come from a long line of service. Did you know that guidance was advocating for child employment reform in the 1900’s? Or that guidance was a key point of focus in the National Defense Read More
Have any students that can use to improve their study skills? If yes, here is a list of resources put together and posted by James Jones of Rockwell-Heath High School in the High School Counselors Network on Facebook 1. Inventory of College Level Study Skills 2. Index of Learning Styles Questionnaire 3. Myers-Briggs Information (TypeLogic) Read More
When it comes to competitive colleges, a high school transcript decorated with Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses may seem like an unspoken prerequisite to acceptance. AP and IB classes are designed to demonstrate college readiness, but unfortunately they are not universally available. If you are home-schooled or attend a rural or small high school Read More
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