Daily Archives: July 31, 2024


Working with your HS Guidance Counselor: Creating a Foundation to Maximize Acceptance to College

by Dr. Yo, with contributions from Anthony Faulise (originally posted June, 2020) For better or worse, college counselors play a significant role in every U.S. high school student’s journey to college, influencing many aspects of the entire application process, from the selection of schools to admissions committees’ final decisions.   College counselors have substantial administrative responsibilities both for their school’s particular guidance program and for each of their individual students’ applications, including coordinating letters of recommendation, sending official high school transcripts and mid-year reports, arranging information sessions with regional directors and other college representatives, helping to run college nights and other […]