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  • Admission Leaders in Action: Gary Clark

    THE JOURNEY:   Passion for working in the college environment and interacting with students during undergraduate can lead to a dedicated admissions career. Gary Clark, Director of Undergraduate Admission at the University of California, Los Angeles, is a great example.   The first in his family to attend college, Clark chose to attend Christopher Newport…

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  • DEA Inclusion: Let’s talk ‘Mismatch Theory’

    By Yamilet Medina López   In my continued interest of all things college admissions related, this past December provided another deep reflection period for me as I listened to oral arguments during a Fisher vs. University of Texas at Austin hearing where Justice Scalia made remarks regarding the intellectual abilities of African American students citing ‘Mismatch…

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  • WACAC Member Spotlight: Adolfo Mercado

    Q & A with Adolfo Mercado with Neelam Savla interviewing on behalf of WACAC Over the next few months, we hope you have the opportunity to meet the dedicated professionals who make up WACAC through out WACAC Member Spotlight Series. This week we’d like to introduce you to Adolfo Mercado, Director of Breakthrough Sacramento. WACAC: How long…

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  • Tour Guide Horror Stories: Part 2

    By Chris Helvajian I have two fun stories to share with all of you this week. These fall under the motif of surprise. As always, names and colleges have been removed or changed. Tour Interrupted In my sophomore year I was asked to give a tour to a rather large group of prospective students and…

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  • DEA Inclusion: Apply for DEA Grants!

    Want to take your juniors on a west coast college tour? Do you have an idea to support students or education professionals from disadvantaged communities? Consider applying for a DEA Grant! The Diversity, Equity and Access (DEA) Committee {https://wacac2.wpengine.com/committees/diversity-equity-and-access/} values your dedication to promoting equality and access among students in our western region. Through the…

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  • SPGP gets R-E-S-P-E-C-T!

    By Omar Zazueta, Admission Practices Committee Chair Elect As the application season comes to an end and we inch closer to May 1, it is a good idea for colleges and counselors to review the Statement of Principles of Good Practices. Students and parents rely on admission, community college, and high school counselors to help them…

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  • Presidential Pontifications: It’s Still Rock ‘n Roll to Me

    By Ed Devine Are we “Turning the Tide?”  Creating lockers full of hope and fairness?  Testing for something new?  Or just putting lipstick on a pig? Many enmeshed in the world of college admissions are rightly exclaiming “Our poor junior class!  Look at all the new things they will be facing in their college search.”…

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  • The Way I See It: Issues in Higher Education Today

    Curated by Amy Hammer As admission colleagues settle behind computer screens and review files for committee, we are provided a glimpse into lives of students across the world. We are given the opportunity to understand the challenges, triumphs, and tribulations of hopeful college graduates. Subsequently, we see through a unique lens of what forces or…

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