FAQ:

Why do we need supplemental guidance services?

Some families are frustrated and confused about the future opportunities for their high school students.

Overachieving students are finding it increasingly difficult to get into their first-choice schools.

Still many students feel unmotivated and frustrated because they either do not know where they will meet success in their future or they are unaware of their options.

Despite the increase in numbers of college applicants, college admission space has decreased. 40 to 60% of students who apply to four year Florida public colleges and universities are denied admission.

Many college students are forced to attend extra semesters and spend thousands of extra dollars because they change their course of study after realizing that it did not match their personalities or interests.

Other college students fail or drop out of college because they lack appropriate goals and have interests that do not match their field of study.

Why can’t my high school student receive these services through their guidance counselor?

The guidance department is an outstanding resource and guidance counselors are doing their best to meet the needs of their students. Your child receives a tremendous amount of information from the school system aimed to lead each student to meaningful futures.

However, you may want to consider this statistic:
The average Guidance Counselor/Student ratio is 1/500.
Trilogy Guidance ratio is 1 to 1.

Your high school guidance counselors have many obligations including; scheduling, and crisis counseling.

Trilogy guidance counselors create an individual program with you and your child based on the most esteemed research-based personality and career assessments in the field.

Admission into four year colleges in the state of Florida has never been as competitive as it is now and yet guidance counselor to student ratios have not decreased.

In some ways, human interaction has been replaced by the age of information and technology. You and your student have been provided with an abundance of resources and information needed to make future career and college decisions. Many families are overwhelmed or confused by this information and need greater individualized assistance in order to make fulfilling and appropriate career and college decisions.

What credentials do Trilogy Guidance Counselors have?

Trilogy Guidance counselors are certified by either the Florida State Department of Education, have aquired National Board Certification, obtained masters or PhD's in counseling or are Certified College Admission Counselors.

Why can’t my child’s high school guidance counselor tutor my student?

Take advantage of the high school guidance department to its full extent. It would be unethical for your child’s high school guidance counselor to tutor or counsel your child outside of school office hours. Trilogy Guidance Counselors do not provide supplemental services to their own students.

When and where do counseling sessions take place?

Counseling sessions take place in several high school or college media centers or public libraries after school hours.

Will my student be working alone with the same counselor?

Although our counselor to student ratios for tutoring are one to one, several counseling sessions take place simultaneously at each location. In fact, your student may meet with more than one counselor during a session. For example a financial aid/scholarship specialist may work with one student for 30 minutes while a college essay is revised with another counselor for the remaining time.