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  • College Readiness Tips for Counselors Working with High School Juniors — Starts Today!

    Over the next few weeks, Rebecca Joseph will provide college readiness tips for counselors working with high school juniors. There is so much high school counselors can do to help students, so that they finish their high school experience on a high note and prepare for the college journey ahead. As we know, college admissions…

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  • Indie Scene: On the Road

    On the road: southward bound on Route 89, I believe, gearing up for day three of the Consortium of Vermont Colleges tour. After two days of ice-breaking, trying to get to know some of these great traveling companions, I somehow had the presence of mind to get to the bus early enough to get my…

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  • DEA Inclusion: It’s Okay To Not Have It All Figured Out

    It’s okay to not have it all figured out. As an admission counselor I get to interact with hundreds and hundreds of high school students. It can be really fun and refreshing to get to talk to so many kids who are in the process of figuring out who they are and who they want…

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  • NACAC San Diego 2015: Register Now!

    WACAC Nation, Only one week into the NACAC 2015 Conference registration and we are up over 35% (YTD) from last year’s record breaking attendance in Indianapolis.  We are 25 weeks away from our gathering in San Diego,  and already over 1270 have registered.  If you haven’t yet, register and secure your housing for what will…

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  • Social Media: You Can’t Not Be There

    If you’re considering using social media to communicate with students and you haven’t yet read Andrew Watts’ post on Medium titled “A Teenager’s View on Social Media,” stop what you’re doing and go read it. Right now. It’s OK, I’ll wait. Take your time. No, really. Go read it. OK, now we can talk. The…

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  • Hello Nevada! — SuperACAC Conference

    Hello Nevada!  The SuperACAC conference scheduled for May 18th  – 20th at the Atlantis Hotel in Reno is almost sold out.  I am curious how many people from Nevada are planning to attend this conference.  If you are a private college counselor, college recruiter or a public high school counselor who works with seniors, this conference is…

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  • Perfect Fit?

    I know it’s a little late for New Year’s resolutions- but I vow to never use the term “perfect fit” again, unless I am talking about a great pair of jeans. For the past decade or more I’ve seen books, articles, surveys and online programs promising to help students find their “perfect fit” college. In…

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  • Presidential Pontifications

    For high school seniors, the wait is over; admissions decisions are in hand. College admissions staff are now waiting to see who will accept their offers. Will that student whose essay was passed around the office and brightened our day choose to attend? Next fall members of the high school class of 2015 will begin…

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