Here are the top five ways that guidance counselors can help students with college acceptance and getting into college!
1. You should leverage technology to engage students in the college search process. By interacting with your students on the Web, you not only engage them in the college application process, you make your own job easier. MatchMe Meter lets students take the college search into their own hands: it sifts through 3000 schools to find just the ones that match their college preferences.
2. Get parents on your side by suggesting alternatives to costly college visits. High schoolers can a get a real sense of college life through reviews, videos, and comments posted by current students. Interactive college information stays credible with teens while saving parents an expensive campus visit.
3. Introduce students to schools they haven’t heard of. It’s easy to fall into the rut of recommending the same 10 or 20 schools each year to seniors. With CampusCompare, you can search hundreds of schools by academic major, school size, SAT and ACT range, campus location etc. to find a better match than those same old 10 or 20 schools. Remember, the right college match could be in another time zone-or right in your own backyard.
4. Help keep students on track with application deadlines. CampusCompare’s Calendar is automatically fed with important date reminders, such as SAT/ACT exam dates and application deadlines. Help your students get the stress out of their schedules by using this online resource to get them organized.
5. Give students a gentle reality check. College rejection can be devastating. Let students look at their acceptance odds before admissions decision time comes around. “What Are My Chances?” playfully and accurately predicts students’ acceptance odds based on their own academic info.
CampusCompare facilitates the college search and selection process by providing free information, student college reviews, and interactive media, connecting students to over 3000 colleges. Its helpful tools include the “What Are My Chances” tool and the Financial Aid Calculator to help students in the “match me with a college” process.
