Did you know that the national average ratio of students to college counselors is 470:1? That’s 1 college counselor working with 470 students! With numbers like that, is there any question why we do what we do? Successfully navigating the college application process today requires more personalized attention than many college counselors have time to…
The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a ratio of 250 students to 1 counselor. Crazy, right? Consider what counselors do. Counselors provide academic counseling, social/emotional counseling, and college counseling. And they’re not dealing with robots. Each student is a unique individual with different needs and goals so this attention needs to be personalized. Imagine…
In many high schools, students have the opportunity to see their college guidance counselor only once a year. One time. In the entire year. Don’t blame the students or the counselors though. This statistic makes sense when you hear that public school counselors in the U.S. now have an average caseload of 471 students! 471…
College advisors at International College Counselors offer some good suggestions on what to do with your tax refund if you’re a parent of a high school student who has plans to go to college.
Mandee Heller Adler, CEO of International College Counselors, writes about March madness. Not basketball but the wait for the college acceptance letters. College Counselors know this is a very stressful time and the expert college admissions counselors at International College Counselors offer tips to help parents and students lessen the anxiety together. Parents need to let their student talk it out and also let their child know that he or she is loved no matter what college is attended. Getting into any college is something to celebrate.