Time to change the role of Guidance Counselors

Times keep shifting, and the role of guidance counselors is yet again beginning to change. Moving away from a more holistic approach of a school counselor that works with students on their personal issues and problems, are now more involved and bogged down with...

Challenges faced by students living in dorms!

Living in a school hostel or dorm is not only an experience on its own, but one of the most memorable times spent in college as well. For some, it is a daunting experience of coping with their fears and anxiety. For some, it is a phase in their lives they have been...

4 Habits from high school that will fail in university

Most of your high school habits that you picked up will serve you well. But, the assumption that these will be able to perfectly translate to your university success would be a huge and costly mistake. Here are four simple habits that may have worked very well for you...

Should College University Rankings matter?

  This is a question that I have heard far too often during my 20-year career as a guidance counselor. Almost every day a senior on their way out of high school and into the next phase of life comes to my office to ask a simple question. ‘Does the ranking of the...