Counsellor Questions

Melbourne University, Australia

Selection of University Counselor

1. Which countries university admissions do you cover?

2. Are you focused in any one or two countries for university admissions?

3. How many kids do you currently counsel in each Class 9 / 10 / 11 / 12?

4. What percentage of kids for each country?

5. What percentage apply to more than one country?

6. What is your counselor to student ratio?

7. Are all your conselors permanent staff with you?

Note: Before asking the below questions it helps to know what may be the range of answers you should expect. Consult us and make notes.

1. What percentage of the kids assisted by you have finally gone to their dream, target or safety university respectively.

2. How many universities do you normally suggest applying to for each of the countries?

3. What is your total fees? How are they structured over time?

4. Would you have a timetable of activity deadlines and someone to monitor and make sure every activity is completed well ahead of time?

5. Do you have separate counselor for:

• Essay writing
• Developing the CV
• Helping provide formats for letter of recommendations
• Monitoring and managing the deadline schedule
• Selection of universities
• Scholarship

6. Only for the US and Canada:

• Do you recommend taking the SAT or ACT
• Do you recommend any firm or person that specializes in test preparation
• How important are AP’s
• Do you recommend applying for Early Decision
• Do you recommend applying for Early Action? If yes, how many
• In your view what percentages importance would you allocate to the following:
• School grades
• SAT / ACT
• Common Application / University specific essays
• CV
• Recommendation letters
• Other

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