Getting Help With College Application in NYC Can Be a Challenge

NEW YORK—Aronno Shafi is on top of her college game. A sophomore at the selective Stuyvesant High School, she visits her college guidance counselor sometimes every other day to figure out her schedule and make sure she’s on track to higher education.

Dannie Li, Ying Dong, Aronno Shafi, and Boey Zhang after appealing for more guidance counselors, in Manhattan, New York on Monday, Sept. 29, 2014. Petr Svab/Epoch Times