<p>I didn’t really know where else to post this. I was wondering if counselors get annoyed if you ask too much of them. I know it’s their job, but recently I’ve asked my counselor a lot of questions and asked him to review an essay with me and I feel like it may get to a certain point where he starts to get annoyed. I guess I am the worrying type. Anyone know how to answer this?</p>
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<p>I may be wrong, but I didn’t think it’s the counselor’s job to review essays.</p>
<p>Ask your english teacher to review your essay instead.</p>
<p>Set up an appointment with GC, tell him/her that you have a lot of questions. Don’t just drop in and start asking questions.</p>
<p>Mine gets VERY annoyed. I emailed her asking if it was possible to set up our school for the Rensselaer Medal thing (I looked it up, requires about 5ish minutes of work from the school) which would be a great scholarship opportunity for students here. She ignored my email and now won’t make eye contact with me. And I see her very often around school, so it’s just uncomfortable. Anyway, yours probably won’t be this bad but be careful.</p>
<p>It varies tremendously from school to school, and is usually a function of the GC’s caseload. Our school had 3 counsellors for 1800 students. They weren’t bad people, it’s just that they were overwhelmed and didn’t have the time to give lots of individual attention.</p>
<p>That said, they do owe you SOMETHING. As 4kidsdad says, make an appointment and bring your list of questions. But instead of firing all of them at the GC, ask him what’s your best resource for each concern. He may be able to help you with some, and point you in the right direction for others.</p>
<p>Make an effort to lessenn the GC’s workload. My daughter’s Senior year we made a small notebook for the GC. IT included a copy of daughter’s resume, deadlines, etc but most importantly address labels for the colleges she was applying. As deadlines approached, daughter would just stop by and remind the GC. Made the task easier for the GC to complete. She appreciated by my daughter’s initiative and gave her lots of info regarding scholarship opportunities.</p>
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<p>The next time you are with your counselor, ask about this. Your counselor may be fine with it. If your counselor is getting tired of your questions, get his or her suggestions about other people who can help you with your apps.</p>
<p>And oh yes, Happykid’s counselor is the one who read her essays.</p>
<p>Yes, but in my experience, students are not good at determining what is “too much.” Some students overestimate, and others underestimate. I’ve had students come to me for help with the giant mess they made, and they say they didn’t ask me for help earlier because they didn’t want to bother me. I would much rather answer your basic questions early on than try to clean up a mess later. I also have students who are constantly calling with “emergencies” that are not emergencies at all, and who seem to think I have nothing to do but take their calls.</p>
<p>When in doubt about the boundaries, just ask your counselor.</p>