If the answer is yes, we may be able to help! Norwich University Online has published the Ultimate Guide to Online Geography Resources for Educators. Geography is not only the study of where places are in the world but also the study of people and their social and physical surroundings. Acquiring the knowledge of the Read More
One of our partners, Kim Lifton of WOW Writing Workshop, made us aware of a new guide available that should be of interest to Counselors. Here is the release that NACAC published about the guide: A new guide— Nudges, Norms, and New Solutions —is now available for educators as they develop strategies to assist college-bound Read More
Here is some great information that you can share with your high school juniors that are planning to attend College: In addition to planning for junior prom and learning to parallel park, high school juniors should be doing these things right now: 1. Visit your counselor and review your senior year courses. If your senior Read More
More than 450 College’s & Universities still have openings and are actively pursuing students for the Fall 2018 semester according to NACAC’s annual College Openings Update: Options for Qualified Students, a voluntary listing of NACAC member postsecondary institutions that are still accepting applications from prospective freshman and/or transfer students for the upcoming fall term. The College Openings Read More
Last year, Kelly Jordan, vice president for student affairs at Holy Cross College in South Bend, Ind., accidentally sent an email to the entire student body declaring that the small Catholic college was on the brink of financial ruin. “It may be that I will spend the better part of the coming year closing down Read More
Every writer feels nervous in the moments when they are revising, starting over or drafting a new piece of prose. So it’s not surprising when even students who are well-prepared, understand the college essay prompt, and have a great story to tell also get the first-draft jitters, or writing anxiety. In a few months, Read More
The New York Times recently published examples of 4 great college essays that stood out from students in different parts of the country. Writing the college essay is very difficult for many students. These examples may give your students some ideas on how they should approach writing their own: Jonathan Ababiy – Blaine, MN ‘The Read More
Are any of your seniors looking to work this summer before they begin college? With the cost of college being so high and many students needing additional dollars for incidental costs working should be a necessity for many of them. ULoop offers a tool that lists jobs specifically available to college students. Currently there are Read More
We have written before about cases where teenagers posted inappropriate items on their social media and it came back to haunt them years later. We had another incident where this happened last week. Josh Allen, who was one of the top quarterbacks in last weeks NFL draft had some Twitter postings resurrected that he had Read More
Recall for a moment, if you will, a trope of the cheesy romantic comedy. Have I…uh…seen you here before? Replace the sheepish questioner with this spring’s ACT test takers and swap the eye-rolling recipient with the April ACT, and you’ve got yourself a standardized test prep smash hit. By the way, the answer is “yes.” Read More
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