Bobbi-Jo Wathen of Middletown High School on College Counseling: Taking a Data-Driven Approach.

Sign Up to Receive Venkat’s Weekly Newsletter Bobbi-Jo started in higher education after her undergraduate degree. While she enjoyed her work, the money wasn’t enough. So she took a detour through the Insurance Industry. After the crash of 2008, Bobbi-Jo decided to take an “Interest Inventory” and figure out her next career move. That pointed her to School Counseling. Bobbi-Jo went to grad school and became a high school counselor. 12 years later, she is the Director of School Counseling at Middletown High School. On our podcast, Bobbi-Jo talks about her background, about Middletown High School, Data-Driven Counseling Approach, Belief Gap Challenges, Success Stories, and her Advice for High Schoolers. In particular, we discuss the following with her:  Bobbi-Jo Wathen’s Background Approach to College Counseling The Belief Gap Advice for High Schoolers Topics discussed in this episode: Introducing Bobbi-Jo Wathen, Middletown High School [] Hi Fives - Podcast Highlights [] Background [] Middletown High School [] The Role [] Counseling Approach [] The Challenges - Belief Gap [] Impact of Belief Gap [] Making a College Plan [] Students’ Response [] Test Optional [] More Students Applying Now [] Success Stories [] Advice for High Schoolers [] Staying Excited [] Our Guest: Bobbi-Jo Wathen is  Director of College Counseling at Middletown High School in Connecticut. Memorable Quote: “But our college going rates are going up, as opposed to down like the rest of the nation, right.” Bobbi-Jo Wathen. Episode Transcript: Please visit Episode’s Transcript. Recommended Episodes: College Experiences, College Application Workbook  Calls-to-action: Follow us on Instagram. To Ask the Guest a question, or to comment on this episode, email [email protected]. Subscribe or Follow our podcasts at any of these locations:Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify.