NACAC has combined the Guiding the Way to Higher Education: Step-by-Step to College Workshops for Students curricula with resources from the Families, Counselors and Communities Together (FCCT) manual to create the Step by Step: College Awareness and Planning for Families, Counselors and Communities. Revised in 2017, the curricula—presented in four sections, for elementary school students Read More
The Texas Education Agency has published a list of questions by grade that students should ask their Counselor. These might be thought provoking for your students and prod them to ask questions of you that they should be asking: For students finishing 9th grade: • I need to learn more about college and career options. Read More
Applying to college is never a one-and-done deal. As we’ve observed in previous articles, applying to college extends beyond the application itself, encompassing other activities like essays, test scores, and recommendations, all of which take time to complete or “collect” – in addition to the hours spent researching where you’d like to apply first! If Read More
A new scholarship was recently announced that your students that are considering attending Medical School in the future (high school students are eligible to apply). Any future doctors out there? The name of the scholarship is “Dr Eugene Kramer Scholarship for Future Doctors of America”. This scholarship is available for students in the United States Read More
Have you ever had a student turn in an essay draft with a few words that seem way too big? Are the words different from the words they’ve used in meetings, in writing exercises, or on a quick chat on the phone? I think we all know the culprit: the thesaurus! Time and again, we Read More
There is a lot being written in the press about “Free College” for students. What does it mean? What programs are possibly going to be implemented? Which schools are on board with this effort? We will have a great focused article on this subject in the Spring 2022 issue of LINK for Counselors so stay Read More
When students are looking to contact Admissions at multiple College’s where do they go to get the contact information? Searching for the information can be time consuming and frustrating. Tiffany T. Grimes of Alamogordo High School in New Mexico has put together a nice spreadsheet of many College’s that her students have applied to. You Read More
Did you know that many Colleges will provide “swag” for your office and your students if you just ask? This includes pennants, t-shirts, koozies, posters, and many other types of promotional items. It benefits them to get their name out their to prospective students. Oftentimes, all you have to do is to ask for it? Read More
Many of your students will want to visit College’s to check them out and see if they are a good fit. It is a good idea for them to visit during the week when classes are taking place and they can get a feel for the campus during normal school hours. Unfortunately, there are times Read More
Don’t feed the frenzied fever of the college admissions process. Families often get caught up in the high stakes of college admissions competition. If you’re willing to look beyond the super selective top tier of colleges, you’ll find that many of them need you more than you need them. A survey conducted by Inside Higher Read More
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