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In college, Elisa was a student ambassador who gave campus tours and was an orientation guide. After college, she joined college admissions at her alma mater, the University of Kansas, and worked there for more than a decade!

For the last 4 years, Elisa has been the Director of Counseling at Regis Jesuit High School.

On our podcast, Elisa talks about her background, about Regis Jesuit High School, her Counseling approach and challenges, managing expectations, and her advice for high school students.

In particular, we discuss the following with her: 

• Elisa Krapcha’s Background
• Approach to College Counseling
• Challenges & Managing Expectations
• Advice for High Schoolers

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Introducing Elisa Krapcha, Regis Jesuit High School []
• Hi Fives - Podcast Highlights []
• Professional Background []
• From College to High School []
• Regis Jesuit School []
• Approach to College Counseling []
• The Challenges []
• Managing Expectations []
• Students over Time []
• COVID Impact []
• Advice for High Schoolers []
• Staying Excited []

Our Guest: Elisa Krapcha is the Director of College Counseling at Regis Jesuit High School, Colorado.

Memorable Quote: “And then from the emotional side, I think the challenges sometimes I see our students put this expectation on themselves to be able to find like, the perfect fit and like the glass slipper and know that when they step foot on somewhere, or they read a certain brochure that it's gonna be like, Oh, this is it!” Elisa Krapcha.

Episode Transcript: Please visit Episode’s Transcript.

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