College and Career Counseling

  The MESA advisor will provide special counseling for college entrance preparation and guidance in career selection. This is in addition to the counseling normally provided by the schools. The MESA advisor will meet with all MESA students and their parent(s) and/or guardians (s) at least two times per year for a group discussion with local college counselors, admissions officers and their assistants. Information covered should include course/grade requirements, entrance testing standards, financial aid application, and submission dates/forms. MESA advisors should also meet with MESA students on a personal, one-on-one basis to understand and provide support and guidance for individual needs and goals.

The MESA advisor should ensure their students have at least two opportunities per year for a college /university visit (parent/guardian participation is encouraged. . . with at least one of the visitations providing formal parent/guardian invitations). The MESA Advisor should schedule at least three meetings per semester and ensure a local professional minority engineer, scientist, manager is available to present his/her field of endeavor and to answer MESA student questions (parent/guardian invitations are encouraged).