Our next #NACACreads discussion is almost here.
On Wednesday, we’ll chat with author Ned Johnson about the sense and science of giving kids more control over their lives.
Johnson, a NACAC member, is one of two authors behind The Self-Driven Child — a new book that takes a look at strategies to help your students develop the inner drive they’ll need to succeed in life after high school.
Continue reading #NACACreads: Join Us Wednesday for a Discussion of ‘The Self-Driven Child’
Editor’s note: This post was originally published on Admitted in August 2017. It’s being republished as part of NACAC’s Best of the Blog series.
All of you see it every year.
A senior who graduated in May stops in before they head off to college. The smile is bright, but the eyes betray them; they are scared.
It’s easy for me to reassure them because, as old as I am, I remember how transformational the first week of college was. I was the first person in my family to graduate from college, and I grew up in a town of 13,000 in Illinois. I really had no idea what to expect. I was pretty scared.
It started in my second class. My professor said something, and I laughed out loud. He asked me what was so funny, and I told him that I had never ever thought about what he had just mentioned. He gave me a sly grin and became a lifelong mentor.
Still using the term nontraditional students?
Researcher Alexandria Walton Radford told NPR this week that it’s time for the name to go.
“What we think of as nontraditional is really the majority of students now,” said Walton Radford, who leads postsecondary research at RTI International, a think tank based in North Carolina.
Continue reading Nontraditional Students Now the Norm on College Campuses
Have questions about the 2018 National Conference in Salt Lake City?
Whether you are a first-time attendee who wants to know the ropes or a seasoned veteran who wants to share in the pre-conference excitement, we have the line-up for you.
Continue reading Know Before You Go: Webinars, Twitter Chats, and More to Help You Prep for #nacac18
Looking for more information about NACAC’s new membership model?
During a Facebook Live broadcast this afternoon, NACAC President David Burge and Kim Johnston, the association’s director of membership, affiliate relations, and governance, chatted about how the structure will affect individual member segments as well as the association as a whole.
The new model, which will make it easier to join NACAC, will also help the association grow its membership, Burge said during the broadcast.
Continue reading Facebook Live: Learn More About NACAC’s New Membership Model
What’s the admit rate at Stanford University (CA)?
For this year’s freshman class, it was 4.3 percent, according to a statement released by the university in the spring.
But moving forward, the institution will no longer use media releases to tout its selectivity.
Continue reading Stanford Will No Longer Issue Press Releases About Admit Rates
September is just around the corner.
Kick-start the academic year by taking advantage of NACAC’s many resources designed to help you build your professional skills.
Continue reading Back to School: NACAC Resources to Help Build Your Professional Skills
Heading off to college can be an anxiety-ridden process for all teens, but first-generation and low-income students experience “a whole different level of stress,” NACAC member Andrew Moe wrote in a recent op-ed for the Hechinger Report.
As a result, such students are far more likely than their peers to “melt” — a term used to describe the phenomenon of students who enroll in college but fail to show up in the fall.
“They think there aren’t any other students on campus who are the first people in their families to go to college. But there are,” wrote Moe, associate dean of admissions and director of access at Swarthmore College (PA). “And it’s our job as educators to ensure that first-generation students don’t feel alone, and that they have the necessary support during this tough transition—from high school applicant to college graduate.”
Continue reading Member View: Simple Changes Can Ease the College Transition for First-Gen Students
It’s college application season — an exciting (and stressful) time for high school students.
Help them access good information as they embark on the admission process.
Continue reading Back to School: NACAC Resources for College-Bound Students
Everyone has advice for college-bound students, yet the tips and tricks are heard much less frequently as a student goes through their college journey.
But former #NACACreads author Frank Bruni wants everyone to know “how a student goes to school matters much, much more than where.”
Continue reading Students: Making the Most of Your College Years