As a high school counselor, part of your role is to help prepare your students and young people to complete high school and step into their next stage of life, whether that looks like beginning a career or advancing into college education. There are many areas of learning that high school curriculums cover, but many Read More
Do your students ever ask you what career choices you would recommend? Many students have no idea yet what career path they might want to pursue? CNBC took a look at which careers paid the most 5 years after graduation. 8 of the 10 were engineering related. Here is their list: College majors that pay Read More
If so, we found a nice primer and templates they can use. In College this is certainly something that business students will have to do and become familiar with. If they also have future plans to be an entrepreneur and start their own business banks will require this of them. Here are links to some Read More
Why do colleges want them? Letters of recommendation are a unique component of the application process. They provide context for your performance in the classroom. The goal is to create a narrative based on who you are and who you are likely to become as you transition into the next phase of your education. Colleges Read More
The American School Counselor Association just did an analysis of the Counselor ratio per students for every school in the country. They released the data in a 1-page PDF that shows the ratios by state. The worst ratios were found in the following 3 states: Indiana (694 to 1), Arizona (651 to 1), and Michigan Read More
Forbes recently published an in-depth article which showed some research that determined students who personally met with their High School Counselor were much more likely to receive financial aid in College. The research came from the National Center for Educational Statistics. The encouragement of a Counselor to fill have them fill out the FAFSA and Read More
Annie Plutko a School Counselor in Washington state posted a couple infographic’s she created in the FB Counselor Group. Feel free to share with you counterparts.
A couple new scholarship opportunities are available to your students: Wade Kricken Scholarship for Future Attorneys: Have any students that are considering a career in Law? This scholarship is available for students in the United States who are currently enrolled in a university, and high school students who have plans to attend a university. The Read More
Nursing is a broad field with many specialties and opportunities. Unfortunately, many high school students may have inaccurate preconceived notions about the field, such as the idea that men in nursing are rare. Thankfully, there are ways to help educate students about the field and get them excited about a career as a nurse. It Read More
Preparing high school students for college readiness can be a challenge. A student might meet high school graduation requirements, but might be missing coursework for college admission eligibility. And what if a student needs additional resources to remediate coursework? Or get access to Advanced Placement courses? As a counselor, being aware of key resources for Read More
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