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As a junior In High School, Heidi was intrigued about College. Although her College Counselor wasn’t very motivating. And her parents were not College graduates.

Her parents paid for a College Counseling program at a local community college. Heidi found this exciting and inspiring.

Today, Heidi is the Director of College Counseling at Catholic Central High School in Michigan.

Heidi joins us on our podcast to talk about her background, Catholic Central, Counseling Approach, Challenges, Information Overload and her continued passion for Counseling.

Check Out: The College Application Workbooks for Juniors and Seniors

In particular, we discuss the following with her: 

• Heidi’s Background
• Approach to College Counseling
• Challenges
• Staying Excited

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Introducing Heidi Clark-Smitley, Catholic Central []
• Hi Fives - Podcast Highlights []
• Professional Background []
• Why Counseling? []
• Catholic Central []
• The Role []
• Approach to Counseling []
• Enticing Students to meet Application Deadlines []
• The Challenges []
• Information Overload []
• Reflecting on the 2 decades []
• Students’ Self-Awareness []
• Staying Excited []

Our Guest: Heidi Clark-Smitley, Director of College Counseling at Catholic Central High School, MI.

Memorable Quote: “I look at the student, and I go, you probably got your driver's license recently, or about to get your driver's license. So here's the deal, you are in the driver's seat of this college exploration and planning, and the rest of us are passengers. And although we might be backseat drivers at times, we are simply passengers.” Heidi Clark-Smitley.

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