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Articles Scheduled to Run in the Spring 2026 issue of LINK for Counselors

Beyond the Books: How a Life Skills Camp Empowered Middle and High School Students at Salisbury Academy – By Allison Doby, College Counselor at Salisbury Academy HOPE: Hope, Opportunity, Perseverance, and Equity for Every Student! – By Stephanie Brazinsky, Priscilla A. Grijalva, and Candice Mackey, All Current High School Counselors How Colleges Review Applications: What Read More

What Happens When They’re Homesick?

Longing for the comforts of home when everything is new and different isn’t surprising, but the depth of homesickness among students on college campuses appears to be rising. According to Christopher Thurber, a psychologist at Phillips Exeter Academy, a boarding school in Exeter, New Hampshire, “about 20 percent of students entering college say they’re bothered Read More

Counselor Fly-Ins Unfiltered: Showing Up in the Room Where it Happens – Free Webinar

Counselor fly-ins are a key professional development opportunity for school-based counselors, CBO counselors, and independent educational consultants, yet access and expectations around these programs are often unclear. This webinar provides a practical, experience-based overview of counselor fly-ins: why colleges host them, how to access these opportunities, and how to engage in ways that increase your Read More

Does Your School Have a School Profile That Colleges Can Use?

If not, you are in luck! SCOFile has created a great template you can use. It is a free, simple digital school profile counselors can create and share with colleges. No cost, it will always be free for counselors. If you want to try it out, you can create one here: https://www.scofile.com/form Have any feedback Read More

Thinking Critically in College:  The Essential Handbook for Student Success – Book Review

“Nearly every first-year college student discovers that college courses are more academically challenging than they expected, and certainly harder than classes in high school. Professors expect students not just to absorb material, but to analyze and synthesize it, to consider multiple perspectives, to evaluate conflicting evidence, and then to apply what they’ve learned in new Read More

Being Proactive about Student Retention

College Admissions, Financial Aid and Billing Office Questions to Consider For students enrolling for college effective July 1, 2026, the student loan limits have been changed from the current amounts available. To prepare for these changes college administrators should consider reviewing the following questions and the resulting data. What percentage of the freshman admitted students Read More

A new/old way to connect with students: Backgammon

An ancient game can help teens prepare for college What if there were a board game that could help teens develop their cognitive skills, build their confidence, and hone their social skills? Good news! There is, and it’s not chess. It’s Backgammon, a game as old as time that is still relevant in an age Read More

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