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To celebrate National School Counseling Week, we asked students why they appreciate their school counselors. Read some of their special responses here!

Recommendation letters are important in college admission—especially counselor recommendations. Here's some advice on writing them for your students.

In honor of this special week, we asked the CollegeXpress community what they appreciate about their counselors. Here are just a few of the amazing shoutouts!

Keeping your students engaged and focused on college and career prep can be hard. Here are some creative event ideas from a fellow counselor to help you.

School counselors have been there every step of the way during this roller coaster of a year. Check out why students are appreciative of all their hard work!

High school and college seniors are missing out on a lot this year. Acknowledge your feelings and celebrate your accomplishments with this counselor advice.

It's National School Counseling Week! We asked the CollegeXpress community what they appreciate about their counselors. Here are some of the amazing responses!

Have your seniors' college essays seemed a little lackluster lately? Here are five ways that counselors can help students improve their writing skills for college essays.

Being put on a college waitlist after being deferred is a double whammy of indecision, and it can be crushing to the applicant. Unfortunately many counselors may be working with a deferred-to-waitlisted student right now. If you are, here's the best plan of action for you both.

To defer or not to defer? Many of your students face this dilemma, and some colleges make it particularly frustrating. Read on for some insights from a counselor who understands.