It’s that time of year again when your head of school/principal is receiving the annual “your membership dues are past due” notice from College Board. Dear valued member, The annual College Board Membership dues for your organization are outstanding. Attached is a copy of the unpaid invoice. “Dear valued member??” We are not now and Read More

It seems everyone is laser-focused on where high school seniors are applying, their essays and their activities; but this is also an important time for high school juniors. Fall of junior year is the right time to be thinking about and doing many of the following things: Lee Bierer is an independent college adviser based Read More

If the answer is yes, a Counselor Guide just released by the State University System of Florida should be of interest. It is free to download and includes average GPA’s and test scores for all 12 public universities in the state. Here is a link: Florida SUS Counselor Guide 2023-2024

A survey conducted by EMC Group in partnership with Vice Media shows that High School students have doubts about college, want to learn essential skills early and value a healthy work-life balance. Here are four main questions Gen Z high schoolers have on their minds as they think about their futures. Do we need a Read More

Jeff Levy and Jennie Kent have released their 3 annual charts listed above and this year they are presenting the data in a new way-Looker Studio. More visual, highly interactive, and user-friendly, their Looker Studio version allows you to sort for any column in an instant and to easily compare subsets of colleges using any Read More

While there have been many youth epidemics over the last several decades, none seem to have ever been as widespread and challenging to quell as vaping. For scores of youths ranging from middle school students to high school students, vaping has become a normalized habit that is seemingly impossible to quit. As a counselor, it’s Read More

During the 2021-22 academic year, each public school counselor was responsible for overseeing 405 students, on average,1 which exceeds the 250-to-1 maximum ratio recommended by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA).2 Importance of School CounselingSchool counselors play a key role in assisting students through the transition to postsecondary education. By collaborating with school administrators, teachers, Read More

 “Everyone today needs a patient advocate.” That’s what the American Heart Association said. Indeed, with our increasingly complicated healthcare system, more and more families are finding that what the American Heart Association said is true, and they are increasingly turning to patient advocates to manage their care or the care of their loved ones.  Parents Read More