Wednesday, September 28, 2016

College Application Season Brings Changes

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By:  Patrick O'Connor Ph.D If you’re a high school counselor, you probably don’t need to be told that there have been a lot of change...
Wednesday, September 14, 2016

A Skilled Trades Tale of Two Senators

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By:  Patrick O'Connor Ph.D As Michigan students head back to school, Michigan families need to take a minute to contact two state se...
Wednesday, September 7, 2016

College Advice to High School Ninth Graders

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By:  Patrick O'Connor  Ph.D It always happens during schedule changes. “Excuse me, are you my counselor?  My name is Josh, and I’m a...
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Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Financial Aid is Due When?

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By:  Patrick O'Connor Ph.D Counselors often describe their work as exciting, and that can go both ways. The changes in financial aid ...
Sunday, August 21, 2016

College Readiness Checklist Fails to Make the Grade

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By:  Patrick O'Connor  Ph.D While we’ve been away this summer, the School Superintendent’s Association (AASA) has released a series o...
Wednesday, June 29, 2016

A Good and Bad Spring for Diversity on Campus

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By:  Patrick O'Connor  Ph.D It’s been an interesting and rocky spring for college diversity.  Efforts to improve diversity through co...
Wednesday, June 8, 2016

You’re Worried About the Changes in College Admission. Your Students Aren’t, and Don’t Need to Be

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By:  Patrick O'Connor Ph.D It’s easy to understand why some school counselors are nervous about next year.  SAT changes, a new multi...