Here is a great TED Talk about Stress. Many Counselors (as you know) and students are stressed particularly with the challenges from operating through COVID-19 and the recent Omnicron surge. Stress. It makes your heart pound, your breathing quicken and your forehead sweat. But while stress has been made into a public health enemy, new Read More
UCLA Extension is offering a free course to all Counselors – “Implicit Bias in College Counseling”. The webinar will allow participants to identify and interrupt biases in their role as college counseling professionals. About the Course – Implicit bias affects how we interact with the world, take in information, and make decisions. Our biases inform Read More
Forbes put together a nice article with tips on how students can pay less for College. Here is the summary of the tips and a link at the end to the article: Focus on Free Money First: There are a lot of grants, scholarships and tuition wavers available that cost nothing. Apply for Financial Aid: Read More
Do colleges and universities care how much you want to attend their school? Yes No Sometimes All of the Above The answer is D – “All of the Above” – some schools care a whole lot, for others, it is “considered” in the admissions decision and for others, it doesn’t matter at all. What does Read More
One of the most important things––and often the biggest struggle candidates can face––is learning how to write standout resume bullet points on their resume. As all of your students will at some time be crafting their resumes these tips should be of interest. How to Craft Great Resume Bullet Points 1. Writing Better Bullet Points Read More
If you’re a high school graduate or about to graduate, it’s time to start thinking about your future. And if you’re like most people, you’ll want to start by looking for a job. But how do you go about finding a job when you don’t have any work experience? One way is to create a Read More
With the ease of finding things on the internet students have an easy way to copy others information/papers when having to write a paper for a class. There are some great tools available (both free and paid) you can use to check if you detect possible plagiarism. Here are those tools: Free Tools Paid Tools Read More
The “Martin Helda Scholarship for Entrepreneurs” is now available and open for submissions by your students looking to win some scholarship dollars. This scholarship is available for students who are currently enrolled in a University or High School, and have plans to attend a University. The scholarship is meant to give back a little to Read More
The College Board has some great resources from Counselors. You just have to know where to find them. Have no fear though we are here to point you in the right direction. Here are links to some of their best free resources for Counselors: Sample PSAT 8/9 Score Report Explains the sections of the paper Read More
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