“…Quantitative studies examining low-income students more generally suggest that school counselors can improve college-going outcomes (Belasco, 2013; Bryan et al, 2017; Cholewa et al, 2016; Robinson & Roksa, 2016), especially in schools with strong college-going norms (Snodgrass Rangel & Ballysingh, 2020). Qualitative work on the role of school counselors, however, exposes challenges for both low-income students and Latinx/a/os, revealing gatekeeping behaviors, information gaps, and structural constraints (Acevedo-Gil, 2019; Ballysingh, 2019b; Martinez & Huerta, 2020; Zarate & Gallimore, 2005).…”