I’m getting a new guidance consoler senior year because my other GC is moving down to the middle school level. I do not think my old GC can write my letter of recommendation for college. Anyway, I plan to email new GC ASAP so I can be scheduled to talk to her about a few things once school starts.
For clarification, I have two GCs, one is my STEM program GC, the other is my “main” GC, the one who is new and who will be writing my college rec.
I was wondering how I should go about everything.
First, I am in my school’s first year of a STEM program. I take classes at two different buildings, and some classes weren’t offered my freshman and junior years in the STEM program (honors courses, and I also could have take AP English, but because of my STEM schedule, they said I would have to take TWO English classes if I did that, so I just opted to take regular STEM English.) BUT then, they let two students during the actual school year not take the required STEM English class. So I don’t want to make it seem that I didn’t opt for AP English on purpose, the STEM GC told me I would have to sit in on the other class and possibly have to do some of the work, even if it wasn’t for a grade.
The communication between my home HS and the STEM school is TERRIBLE. This has been said multiple times by the STEM guidance consoler, and is evident in the way things are handled. Is there any way I could help this transition, especially pertaining to course offerings? I will be definitely talking to my main GC, but should I bring this up to the other GC as well?
Secondly, this new GC isn’t aware of medical issues that happened my junior year with falling behind in classes due to standardized testing that resulted me in failing a class and having to drop another, and just having lower grades in general. I took the class I failed over the summer in a six week crisis that covered a full year of material and received an A. Should I explain to her the pertaining issues that resulted in this and ask her to mention it in my college rec letter so colleges don’t think I just “gave up” my junior year?
I’m also planning on asking her for scholarship advice and things of that nature.
Thirdly, what is the best way her to get to know me? I know I’ll have to talk to her about all of these things, but she knows literally nothing about me. Despite going to a LARGE HS, my other GC and I had a wonderful relationship, and she would always greet me, and always knew what I was up to extracurricular wise.
Sorry if this seems like a bit of rambling, but I am honestly a bit worried and the senior stress level is rising through the roof now that August is already almost here. I’m planning to apply to all my colleges by November 1st for scholarship consideration so I really don’t have too much time.