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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 

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