Last week, thousands of college admission professionals gathered in Louisville, KY for the annual conference of the National Association for College Admission Counseling. College representatives, high school and independent counselors met for the first time since the Varsity Blues college admission scandal, and to discuss the ongoing issues and challenges in the college admission world. … Read more
Many high schools host college fairs in the fall and spring to introduce their students to colleges and visiting admissions staff members, and most high school college fairs have somewhere between 25 and 100 colleges represented. But each spring and fall, the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) hosts regional college fairs in major … Read more
Being a member of several professional organizations dedicated to helping high school students prepare for, search for and apply to college gives us access to resources that we can share with our clients. NACAC, the National Association for College Admission Counseling, offers a number of informational flyers and other materials, and I recently saw their … Read more
I posted this short video in which I talk about the difference between Early Decision (BINDING) and Early Action (not binding) a few months back, but now that it’s October, students and parents are looking more closely at these options for college admission. This image below shows the differences between the various types of admission … Read more
There was a flurry of newspaper articles this weekend about college admissions and the increase in selectivity this year. It was a frustrating year for many students who thought they were qualified for admission to top UC and out-of-state universities. It’s important to remember that rejection does NOT mean a student is not qualified; it’s … Read more
The National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), the premier organization that connects college admissions officers, high school counselors, independent counselors and others associated with the college admissions process, yesterday released their annual report, the State of College Admissions (SOCA). While there are some interesting tidbits of information in this report, such as that enrollment … Read more
Sometimes we get so caught up in the college admissions frenzy we forget that 70% of colleges accept 70% or more of the students who apply. In fact, the news that generally surrounds the May 1 national response deadline is about what highly selective colleges have “yielded,” that is, what percentage of the students they … Read more