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Rice Farming, American Dream, and Other Thoughts
By Heaja Kim, Independent College Admissions Consultant, KKM College Consulting A couple of years ago, I read about an interesting study that attributed the difference in how peoples of the East and the West think to the labor requirements for the type of grain grown in their respective regions. The theory goes like this:…
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Work and Study: Tired Tour Guides
By: Garrett Addison, Admission Counselor, Chapman University You know you’ve been there. Studying for your Calculus mid-term, putting together the song & dance routine for Greek Week, and mentally reminding yourself you need to eat lunch. Oh and don’t forget your tour tomorrow. Students are stretched thin with their involvements and academics; it’s the nature…
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Group Tours: Providing Access
I know campus tours can be a great tool for access. Every year more students than I can count write about the moment they arrived at a college campus and suddenly realized that they had found the place for them. Even for students that never really get that feeling, tours can be helpful in informing…
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Counselor by Day…
By Amanda Wallin Hello Readers! For this addition of “Counselor by Day” we’ll be hearing from Mike Lavigna, Admission Counselor at Dominican University of California and his passion for Line Dancing. Amanda Wallin (AW): Mike, please tell us, what is your “other” field of interest? Mike Lavigna (ML): My other field of interest is country…
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Work and Study: Professional Development in Student Work – Senior Interviewers
By: Carlee Shults, Admission Counselor, University of Redlands I currently have the exciting privilege of supervising our office’s four Senior Interviewers—stellar representatives of our community that were seasoned tour guides looking for more of a professional office role. They interact with prospective students and families just as admissions counselors do, leading interviews and answering questions,…
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First Gen Programs – Not to be looked down on…..
By Pamela Baker, Independent Admissions Consultant, Right College Choice On the first day of my son’s freshman year I reported to a classroom full of parents by following instructions on the card I received in the mail. I was glad to see the mom I had just met had followed the same instructions. We heard another mom…
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November Ballot Initiatives Affecting Education
Provided by GRAC The California November ballot is one of the longest in recent memory, filled with various initiatives dealing with issues as diverse as the death penalty and marijuana legalization. There are four initiatives that particularly affect education. So read up on those below and rock the vote on November 8th! Prop. 51 (school…
