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November College Readiness Tips for Teachers and Lay College Advocates 1.     End of senior year testing reminders. November 19 is the late deadline to register for the December 8ACT. http://www.actstudent.org/regist/dates.html). November 20 is the late deadline for the December 1 SAT. http://sat.collegeboard.org/register Remember kids can take each test twice for […]

November College Readiness Tips

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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

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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

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Plan student and family college readiness workshops. Hold workshops for families so they understand high school graduation requirements along with college readiness strategies. Dr. Joseph has developed many powerpoints you can use and/or adapt. They are all on available at http://www.slideshare.net/getmetocollege Encourage students to plan active summers. Colleges want active and […]

2024 June College Readiness Tips

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Happy Fall. The high school class of 2017 is bearing the brunt of the most reforms in college admissions in recent history. Below are some tips to help them succeed this fall. Get ready to apply for financial aid in October. The FAFSA will open October 1! The FAFSA is also implementing […]

2016 Early Fall College Readiness Tips

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