Tag Archive: School Counselor

The Hypocrisy of a School Counselor Defending the SAT Adversity Index Concept

September 5, 2019

When The College Board announced its newly devised SAT Adversity Index back in May, we slammed it and announced it wouldn’t be around long. We slammed it on the pages of our college admissions blog. We slammed it in newspapers and magazines. We slammed it on national television. We used … 

Read More

School Counselor to Student Ratio

December 30, 2014

We’ve been saying for years that at so many high schools across America, there simply aren’t enough school counselors to go around. A “New York Times” article  this week entitled “Little College Guidance: 500 High School Students Per Counselor” adds another voice to the choir, championing the notion that more … 

Read More

School Counselor

September 5, 2013

We got a great email from a school counselor at James Madison High School in Virginia. In her thoughtful message, she mentioned that she’s a regular reader of our college admissions blog and uses our website as a great resource. That always makes us happy. She also made a request, … 

Read More