Anonymous wrote:Some people are telling me it is the guidance counselor who provides college advise but the college and career counselor. This makes no sense and her guidance counselor is very young and seems to know nothing about the college process. Do others in MCPS have experience working with the college counselor at their child’s high school?

Your guidance counselor is student focused and will be writing the counselor recommendation letter. They are supposed to be giving the personal advice about interest areas, possible degrees, etc. The counselor in the college and career center is school focused. They coordinate college visits and can point students towards broad resources. Naviance is the tool for your daughter to use to help develop lists, and either counselor can show her how to use it. If what you want is someone developing a list of schools and a spring break trip plan, you need to find a private college counselor. Public schools don’t have thr resources to do that. However, you can also head over to the college forum and read there. Tons of good advice.

Anonymous wrote:My kid is a junior at a DCC HS and I have emailed the college counselor three times and she has not once gotten back to me. My DD emailed her and asked if she had time for a quick meeting and got no response at all. We just want to check in, meet her, and maybe get a little help with list development and choosing visits for spring break. I can understand if she’s overwhelmed and/or she doesn’t meet with juniors - but to not respond AT ALL? To repeated emails? WWYD?? I’d appreciate even a brief response.

Which DCC school? I would escalate it to the principal.

When we had issues with our counselors at Kennedy, escalating it to the principal got the results and responses we were looking for.

Some people are telling me it is the guidance counselor who provides college advise but the college and career counselor. This makes no sense and her guidance counselor is very young and seems to know nothing about the college process. Do others in MCPS have experience working with the college counselor at their child’s high school?

I would go to her manager to get a response. Ultimately I'd go up to the principal if no one would help. Remember, the squeaky wheel most certainly gets the grease in MCPS.

You can contact the resource counselor and ask if the counselor is out of office?

My kid is a junior at a DCC HS and I have emailed the college counselor three times and she has not once gotten back to me. My DD emailed her and asked if she had time for a quick meeting and got no response at all. We just want to check in, meet her, and maybe get a little help with list development and choosing visits for spring break. I can understand if she’s overwhelmed and/or she doesn’t meet with juniors - but to not respond AT ALL? To repeated emails? WWYD?? I’d appreciate even a brief response.