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New Counselors Bring College Admissions Experience
Burns, a Baltimore native who went to St. Paul’s School for Girls, has been assistant director of admissions at Johns Hopkins University and has worked in admissions at the Nightingale-Bamford School in New York City. Her desire to stay in college admissions or counseling is “what brought me home to Baltimore.”
Abdul-Malik joins McDonogh from Swarthmore College, and before that, from his alma mater, Wesleyan University. He served as associate dean of admissions at both schools. Abdul-Malik began his career as a secondary-school history teacher (he holds a B.S. in history from Wesleyan) and wrestling coach. He is currently working on his master's degree at Johns Hopkins University.
Both are eagerly anticipating their new positions. Abdul-Malik says that he is “looking forward to this year and the change of pace. I’ll be on the other side of the fence in more of a supporting role than in a gatekeeping position.”
Burns echoes his sentiments.“I am also excited for the year and am excited to again be wearing my favorite color, orange,” a reference to the school colors of her alma mater, Clemson University, where she earned a B.S. in speech and communication.
With the addition of Burns as a third full-time counselor, there will be fewer than 60 counselees per staff member, Margraff says. She also hopes the staff will be able to interact more with younger students, not necessarily to get them thinking about college, but to establish a working relationship with them before they enter the crucial final two years of the college admissions process.
Burns, a Baltimore native who went to St. Paul’s School for Girls, has been assistant director of admissions at Johns Hopkins University and has worked in admissions at the Nightingale-Bamford School in New York City. Her desire to stay in college admissions or counseling is “what brought me home to Baltimore.”
Abdul-Malik joins McDonogh from Swarthmore College, and before that, from his alma mater, Wesleyan University. He served as associate dean of admissions at both schools. Abdul-Malik began his career as a secondary-school history teacher (he holds a B.S. in history from Wesleyan) and wrestling coach. He is currently working on his master's degree at Johns Hopkins University.
Both are eagerly anticipating their new positions. Abdul-Malik says that he is “looking forward to this year and the change of pace. I’ll be on the other side of the fence in more of a supporting role than in a gatekeeping position.”
Burns echoes his sentiments.“I am also excited for the year and am excited to again be wearing my favorite color, orange,” a reference to the school colors of her alma mater, Clemson University, where she earned a B.S. in speech and communication.
With the addition of Burns as a third full-time counselor, there will be fewer than 60 counselees per staff member, Margraff says. She also hopes the staff will be able to interact more with younger students, not necessarily to get them thinking about college, but to establish a working relationship with them before they enter the crucial final two years of the college admissions process.