MEET BEVERLY
Beverly Low is the Director of Guidance & College Counseling at Manchester Essex Regional High School. Formerly the Dean of First-Year Students at Colgate University, Beverly has been advising, mentoring, nudging, and guiding students for over 30 years.
She specializes in coaching young people on the academic preparation and skill development required for a successful transition from secondary school to college, or a return to college after a leave of absence.
Beverly holds her M.Ed. from the University of South Carolina and a B.A. in English from the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.
Follow her on Twitter @TheBevLowDown.
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Upon receiving two midterm reports, confirming that I was under-performing in my first semester at Colgate, Bev responded with warmth and understanding.  She didn’t judge or scold, she related to me as an adult, validated and reinforced that I was smart and that I belonged.  She didn't "prescribe" an off-the-shelf resolution, rather, we worked together to understand my situation and the bottlenecks that were holding me back from excelling - much of which really lay beyond the mastery of note-taking or research skills.  It was much more about adapting, learning the beginnings of "balance" in my own way, and having the confidence to ask questions and seek help - a hard thing to do in a competitive academic environment.  As I developed academically, Bev encouraged me to seek leadership roles outside the classroom and I ultimately graduated from Colgate with Honors in Sociology, as captain of the women's basketball team, and as a member of her peer mentor staff.
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— Emily Braseth, Senior Vice President, PNC