Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Early FAFSA Year 2—What to Keep in Mind

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By: Patrick O'Connor  Ph.D Last year’s big news about college affordability was the new deadline for the FAFSA, the form most colleg...
Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Helping Your Seniors Frozen With College Fear

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By:  Patrick O'Connor  Ph.D Most schools have only been in session for about a month, but many high school seniors are already exper...
Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Why College Rankings Have Absolutely No Purpose

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By:  Patrick O'Connor  Ph.D Jason is a two-sport athlete with a B+ average.  He’s hoping to expand his interest in History in college...
Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Helping Students Respond to DACA

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By:  Patrick O'Connor  Ph.D Writing a column about school counseling is a lot like school counseling itself. I had this great piece p...
Wednesday, June 28, 2017

What Not to Do Over Summer Break

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By:  Patrick O'Connor Ph.D It isn’t unusual for counselors to experience several “last days” of the school year.  From the last day t...
Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Five Counseling Trends to Watch for This Fall

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By:  Patrick O'Connor  Ph.D Last week, we looked back at this school year, and talked about five trends and issues that shaped our w...
Wednesday, June 14, 2017

The Big Five—What Shaped Our World This Year

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By:  Patrick O'Connor Ph.D This isn’t the last column of the year, but this is the last column when at least a few counselors still h...