{"id":369,"date":"2016-12-23T08:41:40","date_gmt":"2016-12-23T13:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nacacadmitted.wpengine.com\/wordpress\/?p=369"},"modified":"2017-12-21T10:38:04","modified_gmt":"2017-12-21T15:38:04","slug":"5-must-read-posts-from-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/2016\/12\/23\/5-must-read-posts-from-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Must-Read Posts from 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_370\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-370\" style=\"width: 724px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-370 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/nacacadmitted.wpengine.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/TOP5.jpg\" width=\"724\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/TOP5.jpg 724w, https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/TOP5-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-370\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">iStock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Enjoying winter break?<\/p>\n<p>So are we. NACAC offices are closed Dec. 24 through Jan. 2.<\/p>\n<p>Check back for a new post on Jan. 3. Until then, enjoy these top stories from 2016.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/nacacadmitted.wpengine.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2016\/12\/07\/report-counselors-positively-impact-college-access\/\">Report: Counselors Positively Impact College Access<br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong>Students who meet one-on-one with a school counselor are significantly more likely to attend college and apply for federal financial aid, according to a new NACAC study.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/nacacadmitted.wpengine.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2016\/11\/22\/member-view-counseling-while-white\/\">Member View: Counseling While White<br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong>To not acknowledge our differences \u2014 to stand in a \u201ccolorblind\u201d place as a college admission professional \u2014 is to erase or ignore lived experience.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/nacacadmitted.wpengine.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2016\/11\/15\/report-number-of-international-students-in-us-surpasses-1-million\/\">Report: Number of International Students in US Surpasses 1 Million<br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong>The milestone \u2014 captured in the most recent <em>Open Doors<\/em> report \u2014 represents a 7 percent increase over the previous year, with international students now accounting for 5 percent of the total student population on American college campuses.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nacacadmitted.wpengine.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2016\/11\/03\/college-coaches-use-social-media-to-vet-recruits\/\"><strong>College Coaches Use Social Media to Vet Recruits<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nacacnet.org\/learning\/communities\/Admitted\/Lists\/Posts\/Post.aspx?ID=830\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/a>Hoping to play sports in college? Make sure your social media accounts send the right message to recruiters.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/nacacadmitted.wpengine.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2016\/11\/23\/6-ways-colleges-and-universities-award-financial-aid\/\">6 Ways Colleges and Universities Award Financial Aid<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nHelp the families you serve by familiarizing yourself with the most common methods used by colleges to award financial aid.<\/p>\n<p><em>Admitted writer\/editor Mary Stegmeir welcomes additional comments and story ideas at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:mstegmeir@nacacnet.org\">mstegmeir@nacacnet.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enjoying winter break? So are we. NACAC offices are closed Dec. 24 through Jan. 2. Check back for a new post on Jan. 3. 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