guidance counselor
noun
US
: a person who gives help and advice to students about educational and personal decisions
Her high school guidance counselor suggested she apply to Harvard.
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My third-grade guidance counselor heard this and wanted me in therapy.
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Vogue, 11 July 2025
My guidance counselor persuaded me to go to community college.
—David Marchese, New York Times, 3 May 2025
By the age of 8, Alisa was eligible to attend college and became a student at the community college in 2023 at the advice of a guidance counselor.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Doherty, a Taunton Democrat, was first elected to the Legislature in 2020 after working as a school teacher, guidance counselor, school committee member, and president of the Massachusetts Teachers Association.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2025
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Vogue, 11 July 2025
My guidance counselor persuaded me to go to community college.
—David Marchese, New York Times, 3 May 2025
By the age of 8, Alisa was eligible to attend college and became a student at the community college in 2023 at the advice of a guidance counselor.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Doherty, a Taunton Democrat, was first elected to the Legislature in 2020 after working as a school teacher, guidance counselor, school committee member, and president of the Massachusetts Teachers Association.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Guidance counselor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guidance%20counselor. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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