Jason Bullock, Author at Link for Counselors

Scholarships for Immigrants and Undocumented Students

Here is a document created by Ashley Sievers a Counselor in TN with some scholarships available specifically for Immigrants and Undocumented Students: Scholarships: La Plaza Scholarship Fund: https://www.laplazaindy.org/portfolio-item/scholarship-fund/ DREAMer’s Roadmap: https://www.dreamersroadmap.org Equal Chance for Education: https://www.equalchanceforeducation.org MALDEF Scholarship Resources: https://www.maldef.org/resources/scholarship-resources/ The Dream US: https://www.thedream.us/ Scholarships A-Z: https://www.scholarshipsaz.org/ Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarships: https://www.jkcf.org/our-scholarships/college-scholarship-program/ Immigrants Rising Read More

Date March 21, 2022
Author Ashey Sievers

College Application Choices

The Common Application is the big kahuna in the college application world. Their numbers have soared in the last decade, more than doubling to over 900 colleges and universities that accept their application nationally and internationally. There is another player in the field – The Coalition Application. Both platforms: offer students a way to apply Read More

Date March 19, 2022
Author Lee Bierer
Source Lee Bierer

NACAC is looking for member feedback – $100 Amazon gift card if you would like to participate

The National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) has just begun an in-depth effort to improve its membership experience and service to the college admission counseling profession, and they are actively looking for your ideas in order to make that experience as professionally and personally satisfying as possible. Your feedback can help enhance the services Read More

Date March 18, 2022
Author Jason Bullock

March is Social Work Month

Happy National Social Worker Month! National Social Work Month was first organized in the 1960s, and officially recognized by the White House in 1984, as a great way to bring attention and give thanks to professional social workers. Today, nearly 700,000 provide social work support and services nationwide — the demand for social services has Read More

Date March 17, 2022
Author Jason Bullock

Free Webinar: Extracurricular Activities and College Planning

A free webinar is offered to all Counselors by Michele McAnaney of the College Spy on Extracurricular Activities and College Planning. This presentation is for parents of students in grades 8 through 12. The webinar will cover extracurricular activities in great detail and answer the following questions: What are colleges REALLY looking for? How important Read More

Free Webinar: Your Neurodivergent Student and the Launch to College

Anticipating the shift from high school to college can feel overwhelming for many parents and teens; neurodivergent teens may face even more challenges in navigating this transition. This presentation will help parents approach the change as a gradual process, helping their child take charge of their academics and build the self-advocacy skills needed to become Read More

We Love Your College Essay Questions

We get lots of questions from counselors, teachers, and consultants. In emails. During monthly pro chats. At professional conferences. In Facebook messenger. LinkedIn. And from readers of Link for Counselors. Questions range from how to know if a topic is good enough to handling sensitive essay topics and best practices for last-minute essay reviews. We love Read More

Date March 9, 2022
Author Kim Lifton

What about those elite summer programs – “pay-to-play”– worth it?

Many students have probably been impressed with the fancy mailings they’ve been receiving notifying them that “You’ve been nominated” or “Congratulations, you’ve been identified as a strong candidate for our selective program.” Hopefully your scam antennae is up. You’re probably asking yourself, why are they spending so much money on these fancy envelopes, the personalization, Read More

Date March 4, 2022
Author Lee Bierer

Top 20 Must-Have Skills to Put on a Resume

Top 10 Soft Skills: Problem Solving Critical Thinking Flexibility Communication Teamwork Organization Creativity Emotional Intelligence Attention to Detail Responsibility Top 10 Hard Skills: Computer Software and Application Knowledge Design Data Analysis Negotiation Mathematics Project Management Marketing Administrative Writing Skills Foreign Languages More details and examples of how to effectively organize both soft and hard skills Read More

Date March 2, 2022
Author Jason Bullock

Some Social Rules that May Help Your Students

Saw this list posted on Facebook and thought they might be good to share with some of your students: SOME SOCIAL RULES THAT MAY HELP YOU: 1. Don’t call someone more than twice continuously. If they don’t pick up your call, presume they have something important to attend to; 2. Return money that you have Read More