First, I would like to normalize and say that it is totally OK and perfectly normal for a 16 or 17 year old to not know what they want to study in college, or do later in life! This is a ridiculously big question that we task teenagers to answer. I will provide self reflection resources and tools in the private Facebook group to help your child reflect and to see that it is totally OK to not know how to answer the question "what do you want to study in college?".

Yes! Being a teenager is harder than ever these days. Teenagers have an abundance of choices, and it can feel paralyzing. If your child isn't interested in applying to college, or doesn't want to talk about it with you, please know that you are not alone. There are many pathways to building a successful life, and they do not all need to include college. In my group, I will talk about careers in the trades and community college options in addition to 4 year college pathways. The goal of my work is for a family to feel in alignment with their child's plans for once they graduate high school.

Fair enough! As a school counselor myself, I see many students navigate the college application process, simply by utilizing the resources that are already available to them at their high school. If you are looking to work with me it is likely because you want more support. School counselors have high caseloads and do so much more than focus on post-secondary planning. School counselors days can include completing a mental health referral for a student in crisis, facilitating an intervention for chronically absent students, enrolling a new student who just moved into town from a different country or state. You name it, and counselors do it! I believe that every school counselor has the best intentions, and our jobs do not allow us to solely focus on the college admissions process.