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 | Summer Resource Guide - 2013
We are introducing a new section - to connect counselors and parents to a host of enrichment programs available over this upcoming summer. Check it out
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Financial strain is number one reason students drop out of college
Grand Rapids College Admissions Examiner - Jun 3, 2013
Students are expected to pay more than ever for their college education. According to Sallie Mae, students are paying for 30% of their college tuition, whereas four years ago students were only paying 24% of that bill....
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An issue of highest (educational) importance: Column
USA Today - Jun 4, 2013
To meet the growing social and economic demands for college graduates, we must provide more accessible educational options. Competency-based learning needs to be at the center of our discussions....
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Students Want, But Aren't Getting, 21st-Century-Skills Training
Ed Week - May 30, 2013
A new Gallup poll shows that young adults recognize the value of 21st-century skills, such as problem-solving, global awareness, and communication, but say they didn't get enough of an opportunity in high school or college to develop them...
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College Admissions Process/Strategies
On College: A 'major' disagreement over what to study
San Jose Mercury News - Jun 1, 2013
Question: I just finished my junior year in high school. My parents and I have started looking into colleges but we disagree on the major. They really want me to be a doctor and study biology, but I really did not like or do well in AP Biology this year. I really love history, but they are worried that I won't make any money. Any advice?...
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June College Checklist for Juniors
New York Times - The Choice - Jun 3, 2013
High school graduations, N.B.A. finals, the first days of summer and the last days of school make it easy to get wrapped up in fun and festivities. However, this month also offers many opportunities for rising seniors to continue the college admission process....
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5 Things Rising Seniors Need To Do This Summer
GoLocalProv College Admissions - Jun 3, 2013
The end of junior year is a landslide: SATs, ACTs, Subject Tests, AP Tests, proms, sports playoffs, and final exams. By the time summer comes, it’s tempting to just sit back and forget the whole college process even exists. ...
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Internships Becoming New Normal for High School Students
US News University - Jun 5, 2013
To improve their chances at getting accepted to college, high school students need to have more than just good grades. However, joining a few clubs or volunteering may no longer be enough to make an application stand out...
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College Admission Resources
Top 10 College Admissions Websites
GoLocalWorcester - Jun 1, 2013
Books, websites, magazines, blogs, newsletters! You could fill a local library today with nothing but college admission resources. The array of information is mind-boggling. :...
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Pre Frosh
5 Things To Do Before High School Graduation
Her Campus - Jun 3, 2013
Congratulations pre-collegiettes! You’re almost out of high school and on to bigger and better things! But before you figure out your arrangements for next year and start meeting your future peers, there are a couple of loose ends you need to tie up at the end of your high school career!...
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30 Practical Things Students Need to Know How to Do Before Heading Off to College
Huffington Post - Jun 3, 2013
Every year about this time, I begin providing recent high school graduates with information about how to make the most out of their first year in college. I tell them why they should arrive on campus early in the fall, how to choose classes that they will like and do well in first semester...
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June College Checklist for Seniors
New York Times - The Choice - Jun 3, 2013
The graduation invitations have been sent, and all that is left of high school may be giving handshakes, receiving diplomas and accepting well-deserved awards. Congratulations! You are on your way!...
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Counselors
|  HSCW Counselors' Corners
Post - Jun 5, 2013
The Best Counselor Summer Ever
The end of the school year is almost in sight. You’ve seen a few students wearing shorts, the maple keys are starting to sprout into small trees on the far side of the school playground, and budget requests for next year have been returned—denied, but returned.... More
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SATs, ACTs & AP
Should You Take the ACT or SAT?
The College Solution Blog - Jun 5, 2013
Check out this YouTube video for some great tips about prepping and preparing for Saturday's SAT. You would think these would be no-brainers, but we can't tell you how many sob stories we've heard from students who didn't follow this advice...
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4 Tips for the Day Before and 4 Tips for the Morning of the SAT
True Admissions Blog - May 30, 2013
Check out this YouTube video for some great tips about prepping and preparing for Saturday's SAT. You would think these would be no-brainers, but we can't tell you how many sob stories we've heard from students who didn't follow this advice...
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College Admissions: SAT Myths Busted
GoLocalWorcester - Jun 1, 2013
For high school juniors, SAT time has arrived. Many are beginning test prep courses and going online to register for winter and spring test dates. The SAT has undergone some significant changes over the last 5 years, making it a very different test from when parents were applying to colleges..,...
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College Admissions: What Your PSAT Scores Really Mean
GoLocalWorcester - Jun 1, 2013
PSAT scores will arrive for anxious high school students this week. These scores mark the time when sophomores and juniors can begin to target colleges that are in range. Realistically, there are only 5 months left for juniors to visit colleges before campuses empty out in the first week of May. In the fall,...
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Parents
The Little Word that Means a Lot in College Admissions
Lamorindaweekly - Jun 5, 2013
Many parents are surprised to discover that unless their child is failing and placed on academic probation they will not hear from the student's college or university. They are also surprised to hear that they no longer have access to their college student's grades without his or her written consent....
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Parents Should Find Help Now to Pay for Kids' College Later
CNBC - Jun 3, 2013
Save what you can, and don't sweat the sticker price. That's the message parents who are paralyzed by the rising cost of college tuition should be taking to heart, said Timothy Knotts, a certified financial planner with Hogan-Knotts Financial Group in Red Bank, N.J....
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Midwest
Without aid, Wisconsin colleges hard to afford
FOX11online - Jun 4, 2013
MILWAUKEE (AP) - It's nearly impossible for University of Wisconsin students to work their way through school in four years with only a minimum-wage summer job and part-time work during the school year, without family or need-based financial aid, a review by a newspaper has found. ...
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Teen Driving
Insurance agent shares tips for safe teen driving
Carroll County Times - Jun 3, 2013
With the long days of school ending, more new drivers and teenagers will be on the road in the summer.
Tim Hopkins, a State Farm agent based in Westminster discussed some of the ways parents can help first-time drivers navigate the road this summer.....
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