Sidwell college advisor leaves
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Anonymous
+1 |
Anonymous
Won’t help if you are not admitting the right kids and only going after prestige. |
Anonymous
The right kid being yours? |
Anonymous
No, mine are better suited elsewhere. I am here for the shitshow this school has become....good luck to the kids! |
Anonymous
And precisely parents like you are why I wouldn’t send my kids there. You have made my point. |
Anonymous
Anonymous forum and you assume a Sidwell parent. Bravo. |
Anonymous
| Would be great if Garman would have a AMA meeting with parents. |
Anonymous
+ 1000 |
Anonymous
In addition to meeting current junior families.... I think he should be setting expectations on behavior and culture as families enter the Upper School. And that messaging should be repeated annually. |
Anonymous
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Hey, look who's hiring. Maybe you get what you pay for.
College Counselor Sidwell Friends School - Washington, DC Full-time Estimated: $45,000 - $58,000 a year Job Description Ratings and Reviews Education Bachelor's Degree Skills Counseling Sidwell Friends School, a coeducational Quaker day school located in Washington, DC, seeks a college counseling professional to join its experienced college counseling office. The College Counselor reports to the Director of College Counseling and is responsible for administering all aspects of the college search and admissions process, including educating students and parents about various colleges and universities, the college admissions process, admissions trends, office procedures, and standardized testing options; advising and supporting a caseload of seniors and families as they proceed through the college process; and helping students and families aspire realistically and choose wisely. The College Counselor meets with juniors and seniors, individually and in groups, to discuss the college process and individual college choices, co-teaches a comprehensive college counseling class for juniors and seniors, serves as an advisor to a group of Upper School students and also provides academic and personal counseling. The College Counselor is responsible for maintaining working relationships with college admissions professionals; visiting college and university campuses on a regular basis; maintaining familiarity with important programs and issues in the admissions and college counseling fields; representing the School at meetings and conferences of professional associations; and assisting in the organization of various annual events, such as college night programs and mock admissions programs for students and their parents. A Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 3-5 years college counseling and/or college admissions experience are required. The successful candidate will possess a sophisticated and current understanding of selective college admissions and financial aid. Excellent counseling, writing, and communication skills are absolutely essential, as is an enthusiastic commitment to school life and to the mission of Sidwell Friends. Please upload a resume, cover letter, and contact information for three professional references via our online application. |
Anonymous
| Wow, that is crazy low salary. |
Anonymous
| Interesting so many people obsessed with what is going on at schools like Sidwell, GDS, STA that they have ABSOLUTELY zero connection to? I smell, what is that, the sting of rejection? Get. A. Life. |
Anonymous
Its for a junior position, someone who is 5-12 years out of college who likely worked in their undergrad admissions office right after they graduated and then one or two more rotations through other institutions. |
Anonymous
They will never be able to hold on to people whose job is to absorb so much stress and take so much abuse from parents, all for $45k - $58k. Any reasonable person would balk at being tasked with fulfilling the impossible college dreams of people who make 10x as much as you. They’re asking for a twenty-something with a few years experience to manage a caseload of middle aged corporate lawyers. |
Anonymous
Especially then it is low. The person they seek to hire would be in their 30ies, likely supporting a family, with this job as their full time gig. That person is expected to be a bridge between the political elite of our nation and its top unoversities? |