Top 5 Things Admission Counselors Do On The Road



Through the fall of each school 12 months, I travel…a great deal. I wake up early, catch flights across the nation, and search the Hertz parking lot for rental cars with backup cameras. During this time around, I’m rarely at my desk, we’m meeting a lot of awesome pupils, and learning about the cool and exciting things pupils are doing. Nevertheless when I’m not on an airplane or at the rental car countertop, right here’s exactly what I’m probably doing…

1. Interviews and Receptions and High School visits

Check your highschool’s hallways for our visit posters. You should see our poster outside your counseling office if we are coming to your school over the next couple of weeks. We shall additionally be Discover that is doing USC on campus and throughout the United States and abroad.

1. Hoarding Pens

If there was something you should bring with you a highschool visit, it’s a pen. We shall provide you with one thing to write on, but we do not provide you with something to write with. We give some pretty information that is useful these visits, so it is generally useful to write down a few notes. Last week I visited schools in southern Virginia. I started the week with about ten extra pens and ended with two.

1. Answering questions

We spend a lot of time questions that are answering we travel (and really throughout the year.) But, when our company is on the road, this is our central mission. We attempt to answer all associated with the question you have while we are in your town. SO, the piece that is best of advice I can offer you is ASK YOUR ISSUES. It is also easier to respond to questions when we are standing in front of you then to email us later.

1. Sitting in my own car

I sit in my car…a lot… often it feels than I do in the actual high school like I spend more time in my car. Often I’ll check Facebook (i am old) or Snapchat, and make some updates that are funny the latest filters (recently the bunny is my favorite.) Inevitably I become sitting in my own car much longer than I should as I’m (still) listening to Hamilton and trying out my best (read worst) rap skills. That reminds me! Anyone filling out the Quick Takes yet? Remember, short, sweet, and just be YOU! This isn’t trick.

1. Eating local but drinking Starbucks

Have any good restaurant recommendations that aren’t Chipotle? Send them our way! We want to explore metropolitan areas and learn about where you live. Understanding where you come from, helps us understand the job. We need to get a feel for your community and experience that which you experience on a basis that is daily. I tried a great Greek place last week that has been in a totally random location…thanks Yelp!