An
admission counselor works in different work fields related to admission
for schools and colleges. College admission counselors are also called
recruiters. However, the work area may vary from one college to another
but in most of the cases these recruiters help students to get admission
in a college suitable for further advancement in their individual
academic career. This is the reason these counselors are called guidance
counselors.
A
college admission counselor renders a crucial role is creating policy
for getting best students to take admission in the college for which
he/she is working. When students get into their academic enrolments
according to their best talents or according to their best personal
aptitude, it is expected that they will get maximum interest in their
study and consequently will be able to score better result. This is
intern creates better image for the college as well as ranking of the
college gets improved. As a result the college or institution will enjoy
better popularity in between students and good talents will be
attracted to get admission in the successful colleges.
A college admission counselor often takes care of college’s financial aid
status. Part of the responsibility of an academic counselor is to
complete huge paper works by the students and their parents for securing
financial aids. Recommendation and evaluation for scholarship is also
one of the major work areas of an admission counselor and for that
reason he/she has to keep track for the entire admission process. A
college admission counselor also recommends the eligibility of credit
transfer facility for a student evaluating his/her academic history and
accomplishment records.