Many Colleges and Universities no longer require students to submit SAT or ACT scores with their applications. The list continues to grow. Which schools are in this group, and which still require test scores to be submitted? FairTest has put together a great online resource that lists the 1,800+ Test-Optional schools and the 80+schools that Read More

Big Educational Consulting has published some fantastic charts that are available free for download in Google Docs and PDF formats. The charts they have compiled include: Early Decision and Regular Decision Acceptance Rates for Class of 2025 Domestic Undergraduate Need-Based and Merit Aid Financial Aid for International Noncitizens Each chart includes data from approximately 450 Read More

The National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) is excited to announce a comprehensive revision to the Fundamentals of College Admission Counseling: A Textbook for Graduate Students and Practicing Counselors, led by co-editors Christopher W. Tremblay, Ed.D. and Beth H. Gilfillan, Ph.D.  After extensive outreach to faculty, students, and practitioners, NACAC has decided to streamline Read More

This is the time of year when counselor chat rooms are filled with posts like “Thinking about interviewing for a high school counseling position. Thoughts?” You bet. It’s as easy as remembering the five Cs. Curriculum Most of the people on hiring committees don’t know that, just like there’s a math curriculum and an English Read More

Your student has decided on which school he/she will attend. Now what? Here is a great webinar that lays out everything that your students should do before setting foot on campus this Fall. The webinar is hosted by Kristina Dooley, President of Estrela Consulting, Elizabeth Pyle, Founder & President of College Success Plan and Catherine Read More

The Tennessee School Counselor Association has compiled a list of great resources for Counselors. Here are links to some of them I liked that might be of interest to you as well: Helping Students After a School Shooting Helping Students in Troubling Times Students are on TikTok Talking About Ukraine—How Teachers Can Answer Their Questions – We Read More

Here are the most crucial internet safety tips for students: Report incidents of cyberbullying and block the attacker. Only use trusted websites when shopping online. Secure your accounts with strong passwords and two-factor authentication. Enable smartphone security features, such as biometrics and automatic updates. Back up your data regularly using a cloud service or external Read More

There is a new podcast available that is geared specifically for Counselors. Here is what it covers – School counseling is one of the most rewarding professions on the planet, but also one of the most intense and misunderstood. Most school counseling resources continue to focus on ultra-filtered, perfect-world examples of school counseling instead of Read More

Next week a one of a kind one day event – ACCELERATOR- will be held online. The event is powered by CounselMore – the college counseling platform that streamlines the work and allows counselors and families to focus on their college admissions process. The event is headlined by three keynote speakers: Scott Jaschik – one Read More