Need help talking about college costs with the families you serve?
Newly translated materials from NACAC make it easy to connect with Spanish-speaking students and their parents/guardians.
Continue reading Now Available in Spanish: NACAC’s College Affordability Handouts
A new resource is available to help American Indian students navigate the college admission process.
Native Pathways: A College-Going Guidebook was released this spring by the American Indian College Fund. The organization is asking counselors and others for help getting the free publication into the hands of students.
The 57-page booklet—developed through the College Fund’s successful Native Pathways to College Program—includes information on preparing for higher education, applying to schools, and paying for college. It also includes tips to help students get their college career off to the right start.
Continue reading American Indian College Fund Releases College-Going Guidebook
The number of colleges still accepting applications for Fall 2019 continues to grow.
More than 500 institutions have openings, financial aid, and housing available to qualified freshmen and/or transfer students, according to NACAC’s College Openings Update.
When survey data was first posted on May 3, the list included just over 400 colleges and universities. Since that time, dozens of additional institutions have added their information. The update, which includes public and private schools, continues to be modified by colleges and universities.
Continue reading Spots Still Available for Students at Over 500 Colleges
More than 400 colleges and universities still have openings, financial aid, and housing available to qualified freshman and/or transfer students for the Fall 2019 semester, according to NACAC’s 32nd Annual College Openings Update.
Both public and private colleges and universities are included on the list.
Continue reading Spots Still Available for Students at More Than 400 Colleges
What exactly is holistic review? Admission professionals hear this common refrain each year.
A new guide, Understanding Holistic Review in Higher Education Admissions, Guiding Principles and Model Illustration, explains key features and elements of the practice and addresses how institutions can effectively incorporate holistic review goals on their campuses.
Written by Art Coleman and Jamie Lewis Keith, the guide “provides insights into the values, logic, and rigor behind effective holistic review in higher education admissions,” the College Board said.
In many homes, filling out the FAFSA is a family affair.
Although students are always encouraged to take the lead when it comes to applying to colleges, they are often required to work in conjunction with their parents or guardians to provide information about their family’s income and other factors when seeking financial aid.
With that in mind, the US Department of Education recently published a blog post with tips to help families navigate the FAFSA process.
Nearly one-third of college-bound high school graduates don’t arrive at any college campus the following fall.
This pervasive problem is known as summer melt and Patrick O’Connor, a former NACAC president and current school counselor ambassador fellow at the US Department of Education, has some advice for combating it.
Continue reading Former NACAC President Offers Strategies to Prevent Summer Melt
Should students reveal their undocumented status in their personal statement?
NACAC members Ethan Sawyer (also known as The College Essay Guy) and Aliza Gilbert discussed this tricky question on a recent episode of Sawyer’s podcast.
Continue reading Undocumented Students and the College Essay
Researching colleges can be a daunting task. Important questions often go unasked, and it’s hard to keep all the details organized in one place.
A new resource from NACAC aims to simplify the process for college-bound students.
Created in collaboration with the association’s Inclusion, Access, and Success Committee, Ask the Admission Office is a series of six checklists designed to help students determine what to ask when researching college options.
Continue reading Share Our New Checklists with Your Students
The student-athlete’s path to college is unique and requires hard work on and off the field.
This was the message of “Making Sense of College Soccer Recruiting,” a free webinar recently hosted by Soccer Chaplains United.
Jennifer “J.T.” Thomas, a college counselor at Maybeck High School in California and a frequent speaker on this topic at NACAC conferences, kicked off the webinar with a reality check.
“Not everyone gets a full ride…especially in soccer,” Thomas stressed. “If you’re after the money, you’re looking in the wrong direction.”
Continue reading Free Webinar Examines the College Soccer Recruiting Process
