{"id":2855,"date":"2019-01-04T08:00:41","date_gmt":"2019-01-04T13:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nacacadmitted.wpengine.com\/wordpress\/?p=2855"},"modified":"2019-01-03T11:20:16","modified_gmt":"2019-01-03T16:20:16","slug":"building-a-better-college-admission-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/2019\/01\/04\/building-a-better-college-admission-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Building a Better College Admission Process"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Busting college admission myths is an important part of any counselor\u2019s job, but do the subtle messages sent by some high schools and colleges undermine efforts to get young people to embrace a more balanced approach during application season?<\/p>\n

Last summer, NACAC member Lisa Micele shared tips for all those involved in the process with NPR\u2019s Here & Now<\/em>.\u00a0 Her goal? To help students build a college list of no more than 10 schools, all of which they would be happy and proud to attend.<\/p>\n

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Micele, director of college counseling at the University of Illinois Laboratory High School, offered the following advice.<\/p>\n

For counselors:<\/strong> \u201cIf you work at a high school that \u2018brands\u2019 itself based on college outcomes, please stop\u2014and talk with your administration. Make sure that you are not focusing on the \u2018top-tier schools\u2019 as bragging rights. What message does that send to your community? To your students?\u201d<\/p>\n

For colleges:<\/strong> \u201cPlease broaden your view\u2014and think about your purpose<\/em>\u2014when you put together \u201ccollege panels\u201d in various cities and states. \u2026 Does it really serve our students well when they hear a talk with five or six “reach schools”\u2014all admitting under 12 percent (and some under 5 percent)? \u2026 We need to see \u2026 a more representative sample of how to build a healthy and balanced college list.\u201d<\/p>\n

For students: <\/strong>\u201cWhen you determine your college list, remember that your \u2018likely\u2019 schools must be schools you love and want to attend. Too many times, students look upon these as their \u2018backups,\u2019 or the consolation prize. Please stop this! Every school on your list should excite you\u2014academically and socially\u2014and also be a fit financially.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read all of Micele\u2019s tips<\/a> and read more about how to determine the right college fit<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Admitted writer\/editor Mary Stegmeir welcomes additional comments and story ideas at<\/em>\u00a0mstegmeir@nacacnet.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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