<p>For me it's a RESOUNDING NO WAY EVER, NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU PAY ME!</p>
<p>I'd teach over being a GC, and that's even a stretch. <em>Shudders</em></p>
<p>Uhg. I'd go insane being a GC.</p>
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Mathematician? Scientist of some sort?</p>
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<p>Pfft @ the thought of "knowing" what I want to be or "planning" it out; I'm not one of those people. I don't know and care about those stuff yet.</p>
<p>JMan, have you ever heard the statement "The squeaky wheel gets all the grease?" It means that the most obnoxious members of society get all the attention. In highschool, it isn't the overachievers that get all the attention, but the underachievers. Maybe it is different at your school, but at mine, all the troublemakers get about 80% of the counselor's attention. It's just a fact of life. </p>
<p>I am not trying to discourage you from what seems to be your career choice, but I am trying to dispel your fallacy that only the smart and overachieving kids see counselors, because that is just not true.</p>
<p>But take everyone's comments with a grain of salt. If GCing would make you happy and that is where you want to go and what you want to be, go for it!</p>
<p>^ I agree with wannabe. I could never do it. (As I said earlier.:)) It would drive me up a wall, just becuase I have no patience and no sense of empathy.</p>
<p>Ivyleague & Jamesford- You are both right on, its the kids that are the troublemakers and ones that usually have no college interests that take up the GC's time. For those of you who have your goals on colleges, you tend to either be lucky and have a GC who stays on top of things and don't forget about you, or be proactive and search for opportunities on the college process. After all, you're both on CC....:-)</p>
<p>Ick, I hate high school and can't wait to get out. No way would I ever return unless there was no other choice and the education system were reformed completely. But, if that's what would make you happy, by all means do it. Just because something doesn't appeal to me doesn't mean you are crazy for wanting to do it.</p>
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Pfft @ the thought of "knowing" what I want to be or "planning" it out; I'm not one of those people. I don't know and care about those stuff yet.
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<p>Well I HAVE to know. I'll be entering college with 66 credit hours. I will need to declare a major immediately. lol</p>
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JMan, have you ever heard the statement "The squeaky wheel gets all the grease?" It means that the most obnoxious members of society get all the attention. In highschool, it isn't the overachievers that get all the attention, but the underachievers. Maybe it is different at your school, but at mine, all the troublemakers get about 80% of the counselor's attention. It's just a fact of life.</p>
<p>I am not trying to discourage you from what seems to be your career choice, but I am trying to dispel your fallacy that only the smart and overachieving kids see counselors, because that is just not true.</p>
<p>But take everyone's comments with a grain of salt. If GCing would make you happy and that is where you want to go and what you want to be, go for it!
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<p>Did I say the smart and overachieving kids see the counselors?</p>
<p>I think I said it's usually the ones that care about getting into college. Note the word "usually." I am well aware that bad kids see counselors.</p>
<p>At my school, that percentage is far different. Just sayin'.</p>
<p>But since I first started this thread, I found out about school psychology...something I never even knew about. Right now, that is my career choice. Basically, I like helping people, and I find the psychology of learning and such fascinating. School psychologists get higher pay and getting a doctorate in school psychology opens up a bunch of career possibilities other than "school psychologist."</p>
<p>But I'm still not completely closed off to the idea of being a guidance counselor. Or maybe an academic advisor at a college. Dealing with troublemakers really would not bother me much. I don't lose my cool. I'm very tough-minded.</p>