The Hechinger Report recently interviewed a student who was struggling to work in College. Many of your students will be forced to work in College to cover at least a portion of their College expenses. The student that was interviewed, Luz Pineda of California State University, Northridge, provided six tips your students can use to Read More
Students and families today are getting smarter about college choice, but experts say they could still learn more about the value of schools, especially specifics about how well their education will pay off. There are a number of spots where counselors can learn more about college value and find resources that they can make available Read More
So it’s a normal day – and you’ve responded to a handful or requests for information, spent an hour or two in valuable and not-so-valuable meetings, devoted a big chunk of time answering email and calls from parents and what seems like half your day assisting students who show up at your door, typically at Read More
Our friends at WOW Writing Workshop had a guest blogger, Jodi Okun, share some of her best tips on paying for College. Here is her blog which was written for parents so possibly you will find it of value to share with some of your students and their families: By Jodi Okun Worried about paying Read More
There is a great deal of information for counselors to convey to a lot of students and their families about college admissions, and despite the work involved, a college night may help answer a lot of questions and lighten the load for busy counselors in the end. “Counselors don’t have enough time in the day Read More
The flipped classroom has been one of the biggest innovations in education in the last decade, proponents would say, and now it’s finding its way into the counselo’rs toolkit as a technique to get classroom lessons to more students and make much-repeated instruction available in one installment. “Every time I don’t have to field a Read More
You probably already know that at its core, the college application essay is all about reflection. We tell our students time and again it’s as much a thinking task as a writing task. While we have many tools to help you guide your college-bound junior class on the essay, this time of year we focus Read More
Many of your students will attend a Junior/Community College after they graduate from high school. Approximately 1 in 3 of these students who attend a two- or four-year college or university will at transfer at some point to another institution. While the idea of transferring can stir fear or doubt, it doesn’t have to be Read More
As their caseloads expand and high school counselors meet the increasingly complex needs of today’s students, some experts say one part of their critical work is suffering: the effort to help kids get into college. College exploration, finance and admissions today is more complex and involves more students with a wider variety of backgrounds – Read More
Rising prices of Meal Plans at Colleges are driving fee revenue at many Schools. Many states are holding back on Tuition increases due to pressure from states and recent double digit increases so they are looking to fees to help increase revenue. The Hechinger Report recently reported after an analysis of campus dining contracts from Read More
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