<p>My sister had a similar experience in HS. She had a LD that had not been adequately addressed, and was an average student. Nonetheless, she was determined to go to college. She was devastated when her HS GC told her that she wasn’t “college material.” My sis ignored the advice of her GC, got accepted to an OOS flagship, graduated with honors, and went on to get a MBA. She sent a copy of her degrees back to her GC! </p>
<p>This is not to say that college is for everyone. Unfortunately, however, in many large public HSs, there is often little to no actual college counseling. And, GCs don’t have the time to get to know their students. In my sister’s case, if the GC had known her, she would have known that my sister was highly motivated, intelligent, and very diligent despite her less than stellar grades (which were brought down by testing issues). </p>