VIS is authorized by the College Board to provide AP (Advanced Placement) courses. The following article is from the official College Board website.
 

VIS 為美國大學理事會（College Board）正式認證學校，經授權可開授AP課程。以下文章出自於美國大學理事會 College Board 官網，提供中文翻譯給學生家長參考。

Original source 原文出處:  
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/plan-for-college/college-prep/get-advice/applying-to-college-your-counselors-role

Applying to College: Your Counselor's Role
申請大學：讓升學輔導老師幫你

When it’s time to fill out college applications, your school counselor plays a central part. You’re the one in charge, though—it’s up to you to ask your counselor for the help you need.
申請大學的時候，學校的升學輔導老師往往扮演關鍵角色。雖說申請人是你，但是你必須善用升學輔導老師這項資源。

What Your Counselor Can Help You Do
升學輔導老師可以怎麼幫你申請大學

Your counselor is the one who sends important parts of your application—such as your high school transcript—to colleges. And that’s not the only role your counselor plays in the college application process. He or she can help you do all of the following things.
升學輔導老師在你申請大學的過程中，得幫你送出部分重要文件，像是高中成績單。但升學輔導老師做的還不止這個，下列事項也是申請大學過程中他們可以協助你的事項。

Find Colleges
找到適合你的大學

Your counselor can help you create a list of colleges to research that is based on your interests and on the characteristics of each college. When it comes time to  narrow down your list, your counselor can help you categorize schools into reach, match, and safety colleges.
升學輔導老師可以根據你的興趣、國外大學的特色，幫你找出大學清單，提供你進一步研究。等到你要把清單簡化、鎖定留學申請目標的時候 (請參見如何完成最終志願表)，老師可以幫你把學校分門別類，找出你高於你程度的申請學校、符合你程度的、以及安全名單。

Understand Requirements
釐清大學申請的標準

Colleges have different application requirements. Most require applicants to submit an essay. Many ask applicants to send scores from an admission test, such as the SAT or the ACT®. Your counselor can explain the requirements of each college and help you register for admission tests, if necessary.
每所大學都有申請標準，大部分的學校都會請學生提交申論文章，許多大學會要求入學考 SAT 或是 ACT® 成績，升學輔導老師會向你解釋每所大學的申請標準、協助你報名入學考試。

Send Your Transcript
繳交成績單

Your counselor is responsible for sending your high school transcript to the colleges you apply to. Some college applications come with transcript-request forms for you to give to your counselor, or you may simply have to ask your counselor to send your transcripts.
升學輔導老師要負責把你的高中成績資料繳交給申請的大學。有些學校會請你把表格交給升學輔導老師，有些則是由你請老師提交即可。

Get Recommendations
拿到申請大學推薦函

Some colleges specifically ask for a recommendation letter from a high school counselor. Even if the college doesn’t specify, consider asking your counselor for a letter of recommendation as long as he or she knows you well enough to speak about your strengths and character. Learn more about getting great recommendation letters.
有些學校會特別指定要輔導老師提供推薦函，有些就算沒有要求，如果老師跟你夠熟，了解你的強項和特點，也請考慮讓輔導老師幫你寫封推薦函。如果需要更多關於有力推薦函相關文章請參閱：getting great recommendation letters。

Make the Most of Your Time with Your Counselor
諮詢升學輔導老師的時間，務必充分利用

College application season is an especially busy time for high school counselors. You can help your counselor help you by staying on top of the application process. Here’s how.
申請大學的旺季，對升學輔導老師來說特別忙碌。要讓老師在申請過程中能特別幫到你，有以下方式。

Be early. If you start doing tasks—researching colleges, collecting ideas for application essays, making requests for recommendation letters—well ahead of time, you’ll make it easier for your counselor to give you timely answers when you need help.
提早進行。研究各大學、開始想申請的文章怎寫、請師長寫推薦函等等的事項，如果你可以提早進行，就可以讓升學輔導老師即時提供你回覆。

Be organized. Figure out a system for keeping track of application components and deadlines yourself. Read  Applying to College: FAQs  for tips.
要有章法。申請的各種事項、截止日期，要有系統地追蹤。這篇文章可以給你一些小技巧：Applying to College: FAQs

Be responsible. Your counselor can help in many ways, but this is your project and your responsibility. It’s up to you to ask your counselor for the help you need. Schedule appointments when you need to talk to him or her.
負起責任。升學輔導老師可以在很多事情上面協助你，但是你也要提出你需要幫助的事項。請排定跟老師的會面時段，當面討論吧。

Be prepared. When you do meet with your counselor, have a list of questions ready and know what you want to discuss.
準備妥善。跟老師面談時，要先準備好要討論的問題。

Original source 原文出處:  
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/plan-for-college/college-prep/get-advice/applying-to-college-your-counselors-role

If you would like to discuss college options further, please make an appointment with our college counselor Ms. Rosalyn Shih ( collegecounseling@vis.tp.edu.tw) to find out more.

如果VIS同學們想進一步討論如何選擇海外的大學，請與VIS的升學顧問 Miss Rosalyn Shih ( collegecounseling@vis.tp.edu.tw ) 預約晤談以了解更多資訊。