The 2009 Tacoma College & Career Fair was a big success! We had about 175 colleges and about 2500 visitors! I haven’t seen the final official list of colleges, but for now you can see the last update at tiny.cc/Tacoma_Fair_List.
Add comment October 21st, 2009
I made these graphs from data on the NCAA web site (see the url at the end of this post) in response to an email I received from another counselor this morning. It’s no surprise that so many young people, especially young men, think professional sports will be their ticket to prosperity. Too frequently, those with the strongest belief in their ability to beat the odds are those least willing to work hard in the classroom. I hope you find this useful.
Data Source: National Collegiate Athletic Association “Estimated Probability of Competing in Athletics Beyond the High School Interscholastic Level”
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Add comment October 16th, 2009
I’m trying to decide if I should keep using this bolg, or just use the one on my website. For now, I’ll keep using both for now. Here’s the RSS for the blog on my Your College Fit site – yourcollegefit.com/YCF/Blog/rss.xml
Add comment October 4th, 2009
I’ve been working on updating my college links web pages. You can see them here – yourcollegefit.com. Click on “College Info Pages.”
Add comment October 2nd, 2009
Here’s a link to the most recently posted list of colleges registered for the 2009 Tacoma College & Career Fair – 2009 Tacoma College & Career Fair updated 10/2/09. We’re up to about 125 colleges and there are still more that have expressed an interest and may still register. Here’s a link to a map from downtown Tacoma to the University of Puget Sound’s Tennis Pavilion where the fair will be held on Monday, October 19th, from 5PM until 8PM.
Add comment October 2nd, 2009
I made a presentation about High School Graduation and College Admissions for International Students
Add comment September 16th, 2009
While putting together a database of college contacts to use to invite colleges to the 2nd Tacoma College & Career Fair, I came across another consortium, the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design. Their web site is http://www.aicad.org/. If you’re interested in finding an art college look at their site. A quick list of members is located on Wikipedia at http://bit.ly/AICAD. By the way, the Tacoma College & Career Fair will be held on October 19th at the University of Puget Sound. Here’s a link with a bit more infomation: http://bit.ly/Tacoma_Fair.
Add comment July 1st, 2009
Here are some links to information the College Board recently sent out to high school counselors.
Add comment February 5th, 2009
On September 29, 2008 the Tacoma Public Schools sponsored the first annual Tacoma College & Career Fair hosted by the University of Puget Sound. Everyone was excited by the turnout, both by colleges and by students and families. There were 97 presenters and more than 1200 students and parents. We had originally planned to hold the fair in the UPS Fieldhouse, but had to move it to a large party tent outside Wyatt Hall. The weather was perfect for late September in the Pacific Northwest, clear, dry, about 75 degrees. What a great way to start a new tradition!
Add comment October 21st, 2008
I’ve added some new NCAA Initial Eligibility forms to my school web page. One is my new NCAA Freshman Eligibility Standards Worksheet, and the other is the NCAA’s Quick Reference Sheet for Initial Eligibility.
Add comment April 30th, 2008
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