Join the virtual experience, May 16-19, 2022.  The 2022 vNCWIT Summit is free and open to the public. Get ready for conversations, Q&As, on-demand videos, and more! Connect with educators, entrepreneurs, corporate executives, and social scientists from across industries and disciplines. Fully immerse yourself in research-based recommendations and peer-to-peer discussions to further your efforts in Read More

We are listing Counselor jobs around the country on our site now. Looking for a new job? Have a job at your school you want to post? It’s free to view the jobs and also to post them. Everything we do is free to Counselors so feel free to check it out at your leisure. Read More

This webinar shares best practices for supporting students through summer college affordability activities, like paying the fall bill and planning for indirect expenses. You’ll be able to: Describe the financial aid tasks students must complete over the summer to successfully matriculate Help students understand the college bill, identify payment options, and prepare for indirect expenses  Read More

Finding the right college can be very stressful for High School Seniors. With help and advice from mental health experts, a guide was developed that covers what decision fatigue is, its causes and symptoms, as well as 7 exercises and tips students can implement to make the admission process less stressful. There is also included Read More

Phi Theta Kappa annually looks at all four-year colleges to see which ones welcome transfer students and publishes a list of schools that provide great pathways for students to transfer. The Transfer Honor Roll Program identifies colleges and universities that understand the unique needs of community college transfer students and applauds the dynamic pathways these Read More

Saw this posted in the High School Counselor Resources Group on Facebook and wanted to share for those that may not have seen it. Follow up to post: Note in many schools curriculum is not a role of a school counselor, but rather an administrator or curriculum coordinator. Here are the guidelines set forth by Read More

When students ask us to compile a list of recommended colleges, they are often thinking of rank and reputation. But, as we well know, rankings in magazines are usually just a popularity contest, and sometimes are not always even true. Ranking can also make admission rates vary; colleges have learned to manipulate rankings without fundamentally Read More

NACAC’s annual College Openings Update: Options for Qualified Students is a voluntary listing of NACAC member postsecondary institutions that are still accepting applications from prospective freshman and/or transfer students for the upcoming fall term. Now in its 34th year, the College Openings Update is designed as a tool for counselors, parents and others assisting students Read More

Are you interested in being part of the Inaugural National School Counselor Fellows (NSCF) Program? Applications are open now and the fellowship will begin Fall 2022. NSCF will comprise a diverse group of school counselors who represent communities throughout the country. Fellows will be selected based on an application review and interviews. SC Fellows will Read More

As a follow up to yesterday’s blog here are some great websites for Immigrants and Undocumented Students as compiled by Ashley Sievers, a Counselor in TN: Conexion Americas: https://www.conexionamericas.org College and Technical School Financial Aid for Non-US Citizens: https://www.studentaid.gov/understand-aid/eligibility/requirements/non-us-citizens College Board Resources for Undocumented Students: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjDqtfbgNr2AhX4kWoFHTHHBx0QFnoECBgQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure-media.collegeboard.org%2FdigitalServices%2Fpdf%2Fdiversity%2FRepository-Resources-Undocumented-Students_2012.pdf&usg=AOvVaw2CTclsjWJCBFFbllExT3P3 NASFAA’s Tips for Undocumented Students: https://www.nasfaa.org/search?keyword=Tips+for+Undocumented+students My Undocumented Life: Read More