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GRAC Action Alert: Suggested FAFSA Revisions
As has been reported in the media, some colleges use the list of colleges that students supply on their FAFSA forms in an attempt to ascertain the students’ likelihood of attending the institution if accepted. Specifically, colleges make note of the order in which students list the institutions to which their results are to be…
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San Diego Local Advisory Committee
By all accounts, the Indianapolis NACAC conference was a huge success — there were great professional development sessions, lots of vendors to chat with (the glamour shot booth was brilliant!) plenty of walk-able restaurants and bars to connect with colleagues, convenient hotels, and perfect weather! Indianapolis certainly revved up our engines and we are rounding…
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Working with Homeless and Foster Youth
It’s fall and that means that we are busy! Admission counselors are recruiting all over the country and sometimes the world, giving presentations and talking to students about all the amazing opportunities our colleges and universities have to offer. High school counselors are busy working with seniors in the college selection and application process, trying…
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Nevada Issues: Calling All Contributors…
Hello Nevada!! This is my first ever blog. Applause. Thank you. The topic is everything Nevada as it relates to college admission counseling, from the high school to the college side. If you are a Nevada WACAC member, I am inviting you to contribute to this blog series. Any topic within the realm of college…
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NACAC Assembly Meeting Recap
With last year’s lengthy discussion and debate about the use of International Recruitment agents, both NACAC and OACAC completed a lot of work in the past year in continuing to “fine tune” best practices and guidelines for both the college front, as well as for students and their families. While the use of agents to…
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Access College Radio Broadcast
When the idea first came to me, I had my doubts: A radio show? Really? The notion struck me as so 1940s, and I immediately thought of those black and white photos of families huddled around the radio, listening intently. Would that work in 2014? Would students and families really listen? Turns out they do. …
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Action Alert: Please Help Thank Our President
WACAC Members: This past summer at the National School Counselor Conference in Florida, Mrs. Obama stated a White House Initiative to support counselors! The initiatives include: The U.S. Secretary of Education released new guidance for school superintendents and principals to create budgets for school counselors and professional development for school counselors. An event in July in…
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One Guy’s Thoughts on Good Intentions
I consider myself to be an introverted kind of guy, so naturally, there are all sorts of ideas floating around my mind each and every day. As other introverts will attest, those ideas always seem to make much more sense in my head than when I try and articulate them out loud, so this blog…
