3 different High Schools. 3 very different types with College Counseling. This experience as a high schooler, has inspired Katy Murphy’s 4 decade career in College Admissions Counseling.

In this podcast, Katy combines straight talking with wit to share her experiences & insights on college counseling, how to deal with COVID-impacted changes, and her advice for high school students.

Katy Murphy is the Director of College Counseling at Bellarmine College Prep in San Jose, California.

In particular, we discuss the following with her:

• Katy Murphy’s Background
• College Counseling Philosophy
• COVID Impact on Students
• Advice for the College-bound

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Introducing Katy Murphy, Bellarmine College Prep [0:40]
• Hi Fives - Podcast Highlights [1:53]
• Professional Background [4:49]
• Why Admissions? [6:03]
• Tools for FirstGen [8:20]
• Approach to Counseling [11:41]
• Are 16 year-olds ready? [16:39]
• When Counseling doesn’t Work? [18:43]
• Good Colleges - Not So Well Known [22:33]
• COVID Impact on Students [26:45]
• Test Optional - To Test or Not to Test? [33:45]
• Advice to College-bound Seniors [38:02]
• On Staying Excited [41:20]

Our Guest: Katy Murphy is the Director of College Counseling at Bellarmine College Prep in San Jose, California. Katy earned a BA in Political Science from Whittier College, and is past president of NACAC and WACAC.

Memorable Quote: “My goal is that each one of those kids understands that they deserve to go to a college, … where they can excel, and that they'll be challenged and supported, [&] they'll graduate. And that's not necessarily the school right down the street, just because it's easy.” Katy Murphy.

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