A new Counselor Association is available in Texas, the Lone Star State School Counselor Association. The LSSSCA was designed specifically to meet the emerging needs of all school counselors in the state of Texas. Their goal is to ensure that the services and resources offered meet the needs of all counselors in the state. The Read More
When I went to College most students that were serious graduated in 4 years. Recent data from a report published by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center shows that students now are taking more than 5 years (5.1 average) to receive their bachelor’s degrees. The time period studied was for students who graduated between July Read More
I read a blog recently from an Independent College Advisor recently based in Charlotte, Lee Shulman Bierer of College Admission Strategies about the issue of students (and even Teachers and Counselors) posting things on Social Media that came back to haunt them. She makes the point that most students do the right thing and you Read More
High school students use drugs and alcohol at high rates. According to the 2015 Monitoring the Future survey, 23.6 percent of 12th graders and 16.5 percent of 10th graders reported past-month illicit drug use. These substances included marijuana, cocaine and ecstasy. Also, 35.3 percent of 12th graders and 21.5 percent of 10th graders reported past-month Read More
In this short video prepared for her own daughter’s high school college night, Wow Writing Workshop President Kim Lifton shares many useful tips on writing college application essays. She talks about the essay, what it is, who its for and why students need to write 1 or 10 of them. She shares her best tips Read More
If so, one of our regular contributors, Kim Lifton, of WOW Writing Workshop will be giving a presentation, “Is the College Application Essay Causing You Stress?” The presentation is a great opportunity to get insight from admissions and get practical advice from writing pros on how to really help your students master the college application Read More
NACAC recently released its comprehensive report on the state of College Admissions. The report includes findings related to the transition from high school to post secondary education in the United States, gathered primarily through NACAC’s annual Admission Trends Survey and Counseling Trends Survey. The 2015 report also includes information about the recruitment and admission process Read More
PayScale, a jobs website, recently published their list of the Highest Paying Degrees by Salary Potential after earning a degree. The list can be sorted by type of Degree (Bachelor’s, Associate’s, Graduate, etc) so this list should be helpful to any of your students whether they are only inclined to get a 2-year Associate’s Degree Read More
College admissions has become hyper-competitive and an important part of a student’s educational journey. Most colleges receive thousands of applications each year and students are applying to more and more colleges. This process has become more sophisticated and in many cases parents are confused by the process. Many parents are turning to Independent Counselors to Read More
As the cost of college continues to rise more parents are relying on their children to fund a bigger portion of the cost of attending College a survey conducted earlier this year by Discover Student Loans showed. This was the 5th year the study has been conducted and this year’s survey revealed that 48 percent Read More
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