At the recent NACAC conference in San Diego a chart was presented that was developed by two Independent Counselors (Jennie Kent & Jeff Levy) which showed students acceptance rates at various colleges based on when they applied. It presents a good picture of how applying early can help a student get into their top school Read More
An online survey was recently administered by the Harris Poll that looked at the emotional preparedness of students to attend college and how those that were less emotionally prepared fared versus their peers. The survey sponsors were the Jed Foundation, a nonprofit group that works to protect the emotional and mental health of students, the Read More
Why did you decide to become a School Counselor? My guess is you wanted a fulfilling job where you felt you could help kids get on the right path to a successful future. In most cases I’m guessing it wasn’t because of the high salary:) This weekend I came across an article in USA Today Read More
You are probably not surprised to learn your students don’t need to be academically gifted to get good grades. The key to academic success is to study smarter not harder. You can help your students stress less and still have free time if you help them hone study strategies now. As a result, their grades Read More
College rankings are a source of pride, stress, elation, and frustration. Your students (and their parents) may come to you insisting on getting into a “top 10 school.” But the top 10 differs from list to list. What does that mean for your students? You can use the rankings to help students make informed choices. Read More
How many times do students come into your office and tell you they don’t have good topics for their Common App essays? If your office looks anything like ours, that question might surface countless times during the fall of senior year. That’s because most students think the first step to writing a great college essay Read More
In the spring of 2014, the College Board announced that it would be revising the SAT, the well-known standardized exam taken by millions of college bound high school students annually. The announcement reignited a discussion about the validity and purpose of standardized college admissions exams, and raised questions among the administrators, parents, and students who, Read More
Four Reasons Why Your Students Should Take the Current SAT – by Vicki Wood As the new school year starts, parents of sophomores and juniors are understandably going to be concerned about the redesigned SAT, and more specifically, about which test their children should take—the current test, being administered through January, or the brand new Read More
Many students will visit and research Colleges that are out of their price range. This wastes both their families and the schools time as when push comes to shove they won’t have the dollars to attend, even if they get accepted. A quick, easy way to check out a college cost is to use their Read More
High School students haven’t shown much improvement in their ACT scores during the past 4 year period, according to the administrator of the ACT college entrance exam. The group says approximately only 40% of graduating high school students who took the ACT exam this year show a “strong readiness” for college in most subject areas. Read More
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