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Plan student and family college readiness workshops. In California, the new school accountability index looks at academic, college, and career readiness. https://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/cm/index.asp. Many states are now embedding college and career readiness. Please let communities know as early as middle school about these requirements Dr. Joseph has many powerpoints you can […]

Summer 2019 College Readiness Tips

July 25, 2019 in News tagged ACT / august / Cal State / cal state dashboard / class of 2020 / College Greenlight / college visits / common application / community servic / internships / jobs / recommendations / SAT / seniors / Standardized Tests / summer / summer melt / University of California by rjoseph

Help students with their state university applications. In California, the Cal State and UC applications are open. Both must be submitted by November 30. The Cal States can be submitted October 1-November 30, while the UCs can be submitted November 1-30. Both applications have students self-report their course and grades, […]

2018 Outstanding October College Readiness Tips

September 27, 2018 in News tagged college / College Access / college deadlines / college essays / College Greenlight / college readiness / college visits / First Generation / High School Seniors / juniors / Latinos in College / under-represented students / University of California by rjoseph

Attend College Readiness Conferences. There are organizations in every state that have spring and summer workshops and conferences. Also groups of colleges are traveling the country. For example. Exploring College Options will be in many states this spring. http://www.exploringcollegeoptions.org/ Summer Plans. Your students need to be busy this summerThere are many summer […]

April Spring Tips

April 18, 2018 in News tagged ACT / admissions / college / College Access / college visits / First Generation / SAT / scholarships / seniors / Standardized Tests / summer bridge / wacac by rjoseph

Springtime College Visits On A Budget Colleges seek students who are a great match. With online applications, colleges have more and more applicants and, thus, need ways to differentiate amongst them. As a result, an increasing number of schools use demonstrated interest as a factor in the admissions process. We […]

Springtime College Visits On A Budget

March 1, 2018 in News tagged campus visits / college tours / college visits / juniors / spring break by rjoseph

February-March 2018 College Readiness Tips This is a busy time of year for juniors. Please help them get ready for college. Testing: Help students develop their testing schedule. SAT. ACT. SAT Subject Tests, AP tests. Plan to take each one, except the AP tests, at least two times this spring. […]

February-March 2018 College Readiness Tips

February 1, 2018 in News tagged ACT / ap tests / College Board / College Greenlight / college navigator / college readiness / college visits / juniors / NACAC / SAT / scholarships / strive for college / under-represented students / wacac by rjoseph

2017 September College Readiness Tips Welcome back to school. Now more than ever, we need to help counselors and schools prepare our students for college. Join our group of counselors, high school teachers, and others committed to college access with these 10 September College Readiness tips. 1. Encourage under-represented high […]

2017 September College Readiness Tips

September 13, 2017 in News tagged ACT / admissions / college / college admissions / college applications / College Greenlight / college readiness / college visits / diverse students / FAFSA / High School Seniors / NACAC / SAT / scholarships / seniors / under-represented students / unigo / usc / wacac / Yale by rjoseph