Guidance Counselor Cheat Sheet

[sybbie719]

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I may be wrong here, but I think that most colleges are aware that GCs at large schools have a lot of work to do and a lot of students to deal with - they most likely understand that most counselors won’t know the applicant very well at all. However, what the counselor can do is to provide information about the high school (competitiveness, curriculum, etc.) and context about the student in relation to his/her peers. Of course, it would be nice to get to know your counselor more personally, but I would say don’t stress TOO much about it.

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<p>you are wrong here and you place your self at a great disadvantage if this is indeed your mindset. The form is being requested to help your counselor help you.</p>

<p>M’s mom is correct it is the one way that the GC can put “your story” and who you are outside of the classroom and advocate for you. I think that I know the majority of my case load pretty well, but in addition to filling out a form, I do not write recommendations until we sit down and have a one on one talk after the form is done (I write very very detailed and comprehensive recommendations).</p>