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Do My Test Scores Matter?

Great College Advice

Based on an annual survey by the National Association for College Admissions Counseling (NACAC), only 45.7% of colleges and universities view scores on the standardized tests to be of “considerable importance”. Bear in mindMore colleges and universities cite grades in college prep courses (73.2%).

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Five AmeriCorps alumni share career success in the field of higher education

College Forward

Over the past couple of months, we had insightful conversations with AmeriCorps alumni who recently served with College Possible and have since transitioned into roles within higher education. Former college access coach Jerry Jones served with College Possible Omaha during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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How to Work with CBOs to Supercharge Your Recruiting Efforts

EAB

JW: So there's things like the Philadelphia College Prep Roundtable in Philadelphia. In New York there's the College Access Consortium of New York, CACNY. We mentioned this before how important it is to not miss out on smaller orgs because you're staying in the national space. And there's a ton of places like this.

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The Ones Too Often Left Behind

The Scholarly Teacher

Those who do well in middle school are placed into college prep courses in high school. Some portion of high school students on the college prep track actually attend college, and another subset of those graduate. To start, everyone is required to attend school at the K–12 level. Some excel while others struggle.