<p>Yikes, I'm sorry I had a bout of CRS when I posted my comment. You are just a sophomore!<br>
I think your GC would be charmed to have an enterprising, interested student come in and want to discuss his/her future at the school. With your willingness and sincerity, I'm sure your counselor will be ecstatic to have you as a student!</p>
<p>I have no objection to your taking over the family finances if that's what your parents desire. My objection is that [you tell us] you lie and sneak around doing it. I would love to hear how you consider that honorable. You might argue it is helpful to lie, you might argue it is necessary to lie, but I don't see how you could think it honorable.
Further, if you know what the counselor thinks well enough that you know a direct, up-front meeting won't work, then why don't you just do what will work? Why do you ask here for opinions on how to approach it if you have the answers? Sometimes I wish I could be a teen again so I could have all the answers. I'm nearing 50, and sometimes I see "shades of grey" in many issues.</p>
<p>I'm looking for ideas on what to talk to my GC about, I'm not looking to stand out or anything I just want her to "know" me.</p>
<p>I'm looking to find ways to talk to her - such as topics. I'm not planning on going to her and asking for stuff like "How did I qualify for IMO?" when I have no interest in such things.</p>
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Can you imagine how angry she'll be when she finds out she was actually speaking to you when she thought she was interacting with a parent? I doubt you'd be on her favorites list then.
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<p>Good point, GC probably is a good person to whom I should just say that I'll be representing my parents.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone.</p>
<p>Hey medha, I was in the same situation in high school. Large public school with four guidance counselors for over 2,000 students. These counselors not only had to worry about getting us into college, but also had to worry about students graduating high school at all. </p>
<p>I second the opinions that say, just remain on your counselor's radar while remaining very considerate. In this first meeting with your counselor, introduce yourself and let your counselor know who you are, what your goals and questions are. I'm sure your GC will be very happy to meet someone who is as motivated as you are. You can also email your GC once a semester, just to let your GC know about your progress. Your GC will most likely not write back (busy) but will be very glad to know you're doing well. I know my counselor did! I still email her now (=.</p>
<p>When it comes time to apply to colleges, you'll most likely be asked to fill out a form, listing your accomplishments, your activities, your plans, what makes you special, etc. You're essentially providing material for your own recommendation letter so do a thorough job. </p>
<p>And medha, I understand your choice to impersonate your parents. I take care of my family's health insurance, fill out all my own forms, have called the doctor for my parents. For your GC, I suggest you explain the language situation and tell her that if necessary, you'll translate for your parents. My GC was completely fine with me bringing in written statements that were translations of what my parents said.</p>
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<p>Sorry if I offended anyone with my comments, I'll try to minimize such offending comments.</p>
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For your GC, I suggest you explain the language situation and tell her that if necessary, you'll translate for your parents. My GC was completely fine with me bringing in written statements that were translations of what my parents said.
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<p>I'm convinced that I should probably come clean with my GC. I'll definitely alert her about this on the next meeting.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the positive comments, they really mean a lot to me.</p>
<p>Well I don't know if you're in a similar situation (I'm going to guess no). This is how I'm going to approach my GC situation (really stupid).</p>
<p>Somehow my middle name accompanies my first name (It's like Milki'sfirstnamemilki'smiddlename Milki'slastname vs. Milki'sfirstname [Milki'smiddle initial] Milki'slastname) meaning my middle name got attached to my first name somehow.</p>
<p>I never paid much attention to it because on some reports it was separated but on others it was abnormal. But I figure this would create issues for College Admissions (not to mention the pain my teachers go through attempting to pronounce it ALL - my first name's quite short actually). So I'm going to approach the guidance and find a way to change this.</p>
<p>(Can this even be done?)</p>
<p>(Sorry for this medha) I was wondering, is it a good idea to email GC about retaking a 690 on Bio?</p>
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<p>I don't see why not</p>
<p>Here's an idea out of left field. Suppose you asked her for a ten-minute appointment because you're curious about the job of a guidance counselor. Kids often think about jobs and careers during h.s.</p>
<p>Ask her questions about her job, her challenges, her satisfactions. If you are a kind, intelligent person, that will come through by the way you listen to her answers. Go in with a few written questions, like a news reporter would, but be ready also to just discuss things that come up. She might remember you. Later, as academic topics arise, you'll have already met her once.</p>
<p>I don't think it's wasting much of her time (just l0 minutes).</p>
<p>My S's GC told me that she liked him because of all the students in the big public h.s., when he passed her in the hall he'd say something sympathetic to her with a smile, like, how's your day going taking care of half the school?</p>
<p>But only attempt this l0 minute interview idea if you really ARE mildly curious about what her job is all about.</p>
<p>It could also be during a "career" assignment if you get any of those in your school.</p>
<p>We took chai to our first meeting with GC. This wasn't really buttering her up because I do this for all early meetings, bring coffee, cocoa, whatever I'm having. She couldn't get over the fact that we brought her favorite drink (being a little psychic doesn't hurt) and went over and above the call of duty to help D get her dream. We also gave her a gift after she was accepted.</p>