Sentences with phrase «students on college applications»

A: At some high schools, the college counselors make appointments by request or only work with a select group of students on college applications.

First, school counselors are now required to advise homeless students on college application and preparedness.

Not exact matches

Whether in the classrooms on this campus or the lecture halls of other colleges, I have found that surprising numbers of white students (who are nothing if not middle class) are deeply interested in the study and application of religion.

Students were not ashamed to tell me that their parents forced them to join National Honor Society because it looks good on college applications.

New York state began accepting applications on Dec. 31 for a new loan forgiveness program that will relieve student debt for recent college graduates living in the state, according to a press release from New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

He also reports that 204 students are currently on ECC's roster to apply for FASNY assistance, and the college plans to welcome more applications as the successes of the program spread across the region.

The ACT has scheduled a makeup exam on Jan. 14 for 53 students whose answer sheets went missing after taking the test at Roslyn High School in October, which has left them lacking scores to submit on their college applications.

First, today (Sept 2) is the last day New Yorkers can apply for an absentee ballot: if you know anyone who might need one (think college students), go to Turbovote and get moving on that application.

High school students will have access to a college mentor, help on their applications, or guidance on how to pay for college, which will cost the city $ 15 million each year by 2019.

The clearinghouse now houses more than 500 reports that summarize current findings on such topics as math instruction for young children, elementary school writing and helping students with the college application process.

With the understanding that emergency, health care and other services» reliance on software will only grow over time, Microsoft has for the past eight years hosted a global competition that challenges high school and college students to develop applications that address some of the planet's most urgent needs.

PEP meetings allow students to explore their interests, thoughts on college, and life goals as they create a plan for their junior year that will help them be ready for the college application process by their senior year — and for college life after high school.

Importantly, in 1998, the Ohio Board of Regents began tracking the educational progress of entering students at its 45 public colleges, based on information from applications, college transcripts, and standardized tests.

Recent publications include «Inclusivity for all applicants: An admissions case study,» in Diversity and Inclusion on Campus: Supporting Racially and Ethnically Underrepresented Students (2013); «Stressors in college choice, application and decision - making — and how to reduce them» in the Journal of College Admission (with S. Friedfeld, 2013); and «Diverse student groups: Teaching with a goal of inclusivity,» in The Routledge International Handbook of Higher Education (with M. Gasman,college choice, application and decision - making — and how to reduce them» in the Journal of College Admission (with S. Friedfeld, 2013); and «Diverse student groups: Teaching with a goal of inclusivity,» in The Routledge International Handbook of Higher Education (with M. Gasman,College Admission (with S. Friedfeld, 2013); and «Diverse student groups: Teaching with a goal of inclusivity,» in The Routledge International Handbook of Higher Education (with M. Gasman, 2009).

And as teachers feel the need to take on additional responsibilities — such as providing students with social and emotional support, building relationships with parents, and assisting students with the college application process — many teachers find themselves on a pathway to burnout.

Students see the courses as the finishing touches on their high school transcripts and college applications.

The new «education industry» is about making money on actual instruction: tutoring students who have fallen behind, coaching them on their college tests and applications, delivering courses online, and taking over their classrooms or entire schools.

This same kind of introspection about the college experience can start before students arrive on campus — during the application process, as students are looking for the right school to fit their personal, social, professional, and academic goals.

After the application boot camp, students have one - on - one meetings with their college counselor, where they discuss their interests, consider potential majors, and create their Senior College Listcollege counselor, where they discuss their interests, consider potential majors, and create their Senior College ListCollege List (PDF).

Students work on and submit their college applications, receive guidance on their essays, speak with college admission representatives, learn about financial aid, and participate in scholarship workshops.

After their students understand the structure of a college application essay and personal statement, and have workshopped what does and doesn't work, they have one - on - one meetings with their college counselor about their life experiences and how they can write about them.

Some of these changes focused on innovative ways to use data to inform college access for students or the development of apps as a tool to increase student enrollment in college to ways to help streamline the process for filling out the FAFSA application — the federal application students complete to apply for financial aid.

NHRP scholars and their high schools are notified of their achievement, encouraged to use this recognition on college and job applications, and are included in a list of recipients that the College Board shares with about 200 competitive, four - year postsecondary institutions looking to actively recruit high - performing Hispanic students with targeted outreach and financial incecollege and job applications, and are included in a list of recipients that the College Board shares with about 200 competitive, four - year postsecondary institutions looking to actively recruit high - performing Hispanic students with targeted outreach and financial inceCollege Board shares with about 200 competitive, four - year postsecondary institutions looking to actively recruit high - performing Hispanic students with targeted outreach and financial incentives.

During their time in EMERGE, our students set long - term goals, attend SAT preparation classes, take out - of - state college tours, work one - on - one with a program manager through the application process, and attend weekend workshops on interviewing, financial aid, and the transition to college.

Students are encouraged to participate in the program and list it on college, scholarship, internship, and job applications.

I'm on a mission to transform the overwhelming college preparation and application process into a meaningful, exciting, and empowering experience that helps students get into the right schools and excel once they're there.

College application essays require students to have perspective on themselves and the ability to convey this perspective to others.

«I know that really got some students motivated to jump in and start working harder on their college application process,» says McCombs.

This approach would cut back substantially on paperwork, a relief for the millions of students who complete both the 1040 and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid in order to get federal grants, loans and tax credits for college.

While rural students are likely to graduate from high school, they lag far behind on every college indicator — applications, admission, attendance, readiness, grades, persistence, and graduation.

New Commitments by More than 20 Colleges To Offer Advice to Students Navigating College Application: More than 20 colleges and universities are — along with efforts in other categories — taking actions to expand summer college preparation programs for low - income students; creating new relationships with high schools to provide advising about college and financial aid; and expanding opportunities for current college students to work in high schools and middle schools to help advise students on collegeStudents Navigating College Application: More than 20 colleges and universities are — along with efforts in other categories — taking actions to expand summer college preparation programs for low - income students; creating new relationships with high schools to provide advising about college and financial aid; and expanding opportunities for current college students to work in high schools and middle schools to help advise students on college College Application: More than 20 colleges and universities are — along with efforts in other categories — taking actions to expand summer college preparation programs for low - income students; creating new relationships with high schools to provide advising about college and financial aid; and expanding opportunities for current college students to work in high schools and middle schools to help advise students on college college preparation programs for low - income students; creating new relationships with high schools to provide advising about college and financial aid; and expanding opportunities for current college students to work in high schools and middle schools to help advise students on collegestudents; creating new relationships with high schools to provide advising about college and financial aid; and expanding opportunities for current college students to work in high schools and middle schools to help advise students on college college and financial aid; and expanding opportunities for current college students to work in high schools and middle schools to help advise students on college college students to work in high schools and middle schools to help advise students on collegestudents to work in high schools and middle schools to help advise students on collegestudents on college college options

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Here a reader confronts the mindlessness of the decision that, in the name of ensuring that students are college ready, the Malloy administration is forcing high school juniors to take the Smarter Balanced Assessment Field Test of a test rather than actually spend their time on the college application process.

Potholes on the road to college: High school effects in shaping urban students» participation in college application, four - year college enrollment, and college match.

Students in Tucker's College Readiness Program work on essays they will develop into personal statements for their college applicCollege Readiness Program work on essays they will develop into personal statements for their college appliccollege applications.

In addition, competitive preference will be given to applications that focus on up to two of the following areas: improving early learning outcomes, increasing college access and success, addressing the unique needs of students with disabilities and those with limited English proficiency, improving productivity, and using technology.

During the school year, Future Corps students lead their peers through the college application process, train faculty and students on the latest mobile college app technologies, and organize, design and conduct three peer - to - peer campaigns focused on college applications, FAFSA completion efforts and a «Big Idea» movement addressing a pressing community need.

School districts, colleges, and nonprofits can partner early on to ensure students prepare for the application process and are familiar with placement tests.

Student - mentor activities are based on the student's grade level and individual needs, and may include goal - setting, interest inventories, college searches, SAT preparation, college searches, college applications, and financial aid applications.Student - mentor activities are based on the student's grade level and individual needs, and may include goal - setting, interest inventories, college searches, SAT preparation, college searches, college applications, and financial aid applications.student's grade level and individual needs, and may include goal - setting, interest inventories, college searches, SAT preparation, college searches, college applications, and financial aid applications.»

Potholes on the Road to College: High School Effects in Shaping Urban Students» Participation in College Application, Four - year College Enrollment, and College Match

Students meet one - on - one with their mentors on all aspects of college exploration, preparation, and application.

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Since many students take foreign languages preparatory to applying to college, teachers of foreign languages may take on a mentoring role and participate in the college application process with students.

The worst is the effect on teachers and the teaching profession: the erosion of public support for them and their work, the image of teachers as under attack from every quarter, the plummeting applications to teachers colleges, the flight of teachers from schools serving disadvantaged students and from the profession generally, the fall in teachers» salaries relative to those of others and the attacks on their benefits.

Set these disconcerting figures against a backdrop of harried, overworked admissions officers under pressure to read thousands of applications on tight deadlines, the fierce competition among colleges to maintain their selectivity, and the need to enroll enough affluent students to generate revenue, and the manifold obstacles low - income students already face appear impassable.

Fly - in programs have rigorous application processes that mimic the official college application process; colleges and universities use these as early recruitment tools to identify students with high potential for admission and give them a more in - depth on - campus experience.

Under the agreement Tulane will host a five - week summer program intended to prepare KIPP students for the college application process, the rigors of college coursework and the experience of living on a college campus.

Yet many of the students don't attend, their college applications are completed for them by staff, staff pay the students using Zone money (example: Lisa needed to get her hair done so she paid a student 150.00 on their next stipend to do her hair, the student came to her home and did the doo literally).

ASCD» scial comments (PDF) on the competition's proposed priorities and criteria raised concerns related to an overemphasis on college readiness; the new application language better incorporates a focus on career readiness, requiring applicants to suggest at least one performance measure to assess whether students are on track to being career - ready.

CollegeTracks also engages parents, advises on college selections decisions, and provides hands - on help with financial aid and scholarship applications to help students avoid onerous debt.