For counselors and advisors

A short survey, then a handbook.

You see which enrichment options actually help students, and which ones they ignore. We are asking counselors and independent advisors for that view before we lock later cohorts. The questionnaire lives on a separate host behind a short gate: a declaration, your name and contact details, and a soft verification step. It is not a shared password, and it is not embedded here.

01/02How the gate works

Why the survey is on another host

The public Vellum site stays focused on families. The counselor questionnaire is unlisted and kept off this domain so it is not mixed into the student application flow. Entry is a declaration plus name and contact, with a soft verification check — not a shared counselor password.

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Open the gated entry

The button above goes to vellum-counselor-survey.pages.dev/gate. That page asks you to declare that you are a counselor or advisor, leave your name and contact details, and complete a short soft-verification step. There is no shared password.

02

Complete the survey there

The questions live only on that host. This site does not reproduce the questionnaire, and we do not ask families to fill it in.

03

Receive the handbook

After you finish, we send The Hidden Rules of College to the email you provide on the survey. Allow a few business days.

02/02Who it is for

School counselors and independent advisors

If you advise high school students on college planning or enrichment, this is for you. Parents and students should use the main inquiry form instead.

Start here

Ready for the gate?

You will leave velluminstitute.org and enter the survey host. Declare your role, leave your name and contact details, and complete a short soft check. No shared password is required.

Continue to the survey gate