As students settle into school, the College and Career Center presents different resources to students, preparing them for life after high school.
Many students at Carlmont aim to go to four-year universities, and it falls to the College and Career Center to offer extra support for this shift.
“It’s really like a partnership working with the counselors here at Carlmont. I assist with anything from reading transcriptions to helping out with college applications,” said Stephanie Jacobovitz, the head of the College and Career Center.
In addition to reviewing college applications, educational presentations are organized by the College and Career Center for students who wish to learn more about various topics. The most recent one focused on ways high schoolers can get involved in the election outside of school.
“The point is to help students learn about the opportunities they have, so they can get involved and hopefully take action,” said Isaac Braunstein, a Carlmont alumni and presenter.
These sessions are open to any students who wish to attend, many often echoing similar sentiments with their takeaways from the presentations.
“It was good to hear about the presenter’s experience, and how to get involved in the community, as well as where you might take the next step,” said Vaid Nallu, a junior at Carlmont who attended Braunstein’s presentation.
However as seniors are currently knee-deep in the college application process, the focus has been college representative visits. Since mid-September, there has been at least one college representative visit each week, visiting to offer information to students about their respective colleges.
In December, the Center will transition to helping students with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), before shifting into scholarships in March. Finally, as the school year ends, the College and Career Center works to ensure that seniors have completed all the proper requirements to graduate.
According to Jacobovitz, many kids check in throughout the year to inform her about their status on college admissions and discuss their choices.
“It’s comforting to know that there are resources available in school that I can look to for support come senior year,” said Tiffany Sun, a sophomore at Carlmont.
Help is available for students throughout the year, with reminders about informational visits being frequently posted on the College and Career’s newly created Instagram account, as well as in periodic emails.
These opportunities are also displayed on the bulletin boards outside of the counselor offices for students walking by. For those particularly interested in college, a brown table filled to the brim with colorful pamphlets sits in a corner of the College and Career Center for students to leaf through.
And while such efforts may seem to go unnoticed by the general student body, many students benefit from the extra assistance and opportunities.
“I know many other high schoolers have difficulties looking beyond the local community at Carlmont, but the College and Career Center helps me be aware of opportunities outside of school,” Sun said.
