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
The State of Arkansas has put together a very nice curriculum that can be used in other states. It is designed to be used by students in grades 9-12. It includes lesson plans in the following areas: Growth – Guide to Manager Yourself (Includes 10 Lessons) Understanding – Guide to Know Yourself (Includes 11 Lessons) Read More
LINK for Counselors has now been published for 7 years. Looking for a past issue? We have all our prior issues available for download free as PDF’s (and our latest issue in digital format). Here is the page on our website where those can be viewed or downloaded – https://www.linkforcounselors.com/publication/
Your students will participate in many interviews during the course of their work life. Have they prepared for the questions they will get and how they should answer them? Here are 12 of the toughest interview questions and tips on how to answer them from Flexjobs: 1. What is your current salary? FlexJobs’ coaches advise Read More
The to-do list for high school seniors seems to be growing longer each day. When they’re not doing homework, participating in their extracurricular activities, hanging with friends, sleeping, eating or texting, here’s what they’re thinking about: their college list, testing; upcoming campus visits; college applications; the Common Application essay, supplemental essays; transcripts; an activity list; Read More
Having to write recommendation letters for your students? Here is a quick form that a Counselor (Courtney Jaeger) developed to use in Naviance for a Counselor Recommendation Questionnaire that Students and Parents can fill out: *Please type answers to at least 3 questions. Please use a separate sheet of paper to write your answers. Student Read More
Does your school have a College Week? Many schools do and Ashley Wick, a Counselor at Royal Valley ISD in Kansas has created a document she uses in her school that you can adapt and share at your school. This can be shared with teachers, students and parents/guardians. Her goal is for the teachers to Read More
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