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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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May is a pivotal time of year for highly school juniors. Proactive college planning will empower their senior year college application process. On May 15, Dr. Joseph will talk about How to Simplify and Enhance Your Application Process on the free Dream College Summit that runs May 14-17. https://www.dreamcollegesummit.com/.  Below we […]

Mighty May 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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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

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2017 October College Readiness Tips for Teachers and Other College Advocates Hold college application and financial aid bootcamps. North Carolina does. West Virginia does. They have tripled college application rates. Host bootcamps at your school in October to help with state applications and financial aid. FAFSA opens October 1. In […]

October 2017 College Readiness Tips For Teachers and Other College ...

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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

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