Bring the College Advising Core to Stony Brook
Bring the College Advising Core to Stony Brook
The Issue
To Stony Brook University,
We are a group of students from Freedom & Citizenship at Columbia University alongside high school students living in Suffolk County: Babylon, Brookhaven, East Hampton, Huntington, Islip, Riverhead, Shelter Island, Smithtown, Southampton and Southold. We are reaching out to urge a partnership between Stony Brook and the College Advising Corps. This collaboration will leverage your current AmeriCorps VISTA College Access Programs to bring more guidance counselors to our community.
72.8% of public school students are economically disadvantaged and have limited resources outside of school. The lack of adequate school counseling within public schools exacerbates this disadvantage. Although the recommended student-to-counselor ratio is 1:250, the ratio in New York City is 1: 331. The abnormal caseloads demonstrated by the ratio limiting counselors' ability to effectively advise students and provide individualized plans to further their postsecondary plans.
In light of this prevalent issue, we ask universities to act by partnering with the College Advising Corps (CAC). The CAC is an independent nonprofit organization with a national network spanning 15 states and 30 university partners advising students in 691 high schools. The program has yielded a 53% increase in student enrollment for students who meet with a CAC advisor compared to those who don’t in the same high school. They have served thousands of students, and with your institution’s support, they can extend their efforts to Suffolk County high schools and fill the gaps in school counseling students encounter.
Developing a partnership between your institution and the CAC will allow Suffolk County schools to effectively advise their students and support their post-secondary plans. Furthermore, the initiative will maximize students' academic potential and facilitate access to higher education through high-quality advising.
Finally, we urge you to forge a partnership with the CAC to bring this necessary program to Suffolk County high schools. The CAC will help alleviate the deficiencies of the current college counseling system. Your support will enlighten and empower bright minds from underserved communities by giving them access to the transformative power of education.
Sincerely,
Students of the Freedom and Citizenship program, on behalf of Long Island students
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The Issue
To Stony Brook University,
We are a group of students from Freedom & Citizenship at Columbia University alongside high school students living in Suffolk County: Babylon, Brookhaven, East Hampton, Huntington, Islip, Riverhead, Shelter Island, Smithtown, Southampton and Southold. We are reaching out to urge a partnership between Stony Brook and the College Advising Corps. This collaboration will leverage your current AmeriCorps VISTA College Access Programs to bring more guidance counselors to our community.
72.8% of public school students are economically disadvantaged and have limited resources outside of school. The lack of adequate school counseling within public schools exacerbates this disadvantage. Although the recommended student-to-counselor ratio is 1:250, the ratio in New York City is 1: 331. The abnormal caseloads demonstrated by the ratio limiting counselors' ability to effectively advise students and provide individualized plans to further their postsecondary plans.
In light of this prevalent issue, we ask universities to act by partnering with the College Advising Corps (CAC). The CAC is an independent nonprofit organization with a national network spanning 15 states and 30 university partners advising students in 691 high schools. The program has yielded a 53% increase in student enrollment for students who meet with a CAC advisor compared to those who don’t in the same high school. They have served thousands of students, and with your institution’s support, they can extend their efforts to Suffolk County high schools and fill the gaps in school counseling students encounter.
Developing a partnership between your institution and the CAC will allow Suffolk County schools to effectively advise their students and support their post-secondary plans. Furthermore, the initiative will maximize students' academic potential and facilitate access to higher education through high-quality advising.
Finally, we urge you to forge a partnership with the CAC to bring this necessary program to Suffolk County high schools. The CAC will help alleviate the deficiencies of the current college counseling system. Your support will enlighten and empower bright minds from underserved communities by giving them access to the transformative power of education.
Sincerely,
Students of the Freedom and Citizenship program, on behalf of Long Island students
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Petition created on April 29, 2024