In recent years, not only have the roles of the high school counselor and the college admissions officer changed, but in some ways they have almost reversed themselves. This has called for major adjustments on the part of both, but overall the prospects are promising and positive. (Author)

Recounts the events which led to the inclusion of high school counselors as voting members in the National Association of College Admissions Counselors. (ABB)

A college-bound senior at a Chicago high school delivered this article at the Assembly Meeting of the Midwestern Regional College Board in Chicago. The article suggests ways in which admissions officers can make recruitment techniques more personal and geared to the needs of the students. (Author)

The views of four individuals about the results of a survey of 50 schools and colleges regarding how they are communicating with each other in terms of the Buckley Amendment are presented. Methods for handling college recommendations now that such forms are not confidential are discussed. Panel discussion at the Annual Conference of the National…

The participants conducted a survey of more than 200 four-year colleges and universities, asking Directors of Admissions to rank in order of importance 12 selected factors in the college admissions/evaluation process. The factors included, among others: rank-in-class, high school average, extracurricular activities, college interview and the…

Discusses the Secondary School Report, form completed by secondary school counselors and used by approximately 150 colleges and universities in their student admission process. Discusses difficulties and time involved in completing forms, and recommends that schools need to be encouraged to produce school profiles. (NB)

Recently, reports on the crisis of the American high school have appeared. Members of the National Association of College Admissions Counselors are high school guidance counselors and college admissions and financial aid officers who work directly with students and families as they move from high school to postsecondary education. As such, they…

College admissions counselors, secondary school counselors, and secondary school seniors each have differing attitudes and expectations about the role of college admissions counselors. A mail questionnaire was used to measure the attitudes and opinions of members of each of these three groups. (Author)

In this article the author maintains that high school counselors are pressured by their colleagues, students and parents and by their own standards but that all who apply the pressure must share in the accountability. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the National Association of College Admissions Counselors, Atlanta, Georgia, October…

Discusses the role of secondary school counselors and college admissions officers in counseling college bound students. Stresses the importance of diplomacy and cooperation in working for the best interests of the student while addressing parent and institutional concerns. (JAC)

National Association of College Admission Counselors (NACAC) policy statement sets forth components of an effective precollege guidance and counseling program and explains the role and functions of the school counselor in precollege guidance and counseling at the middle or junior high and secondary school levels. Last, the association recommends…

This article is a summary of a panel presentation during the Annual Conference of the National Association of College Admissions Counselors, Atlanta, Georgia, October 1975. The moderator and four student panelists discuss the role of the high school academic counselor. (HMV)

Out of the 1971 NACAC came a resolution calling for an effort to determine secondary school guidance budgetary practices on a national basis. The study reported here is exploratory in nature, leaving the reader to develop the hypotheses relevant to his or her own local situation. (Author)

A Purdue University Office of Admissions program acquaints high school counselors with its philosophy of admissions and its procedures. Counselors learn how an admissions office operates in order to be more effective in their college counseling. (Author)

How does an institution gather information needed to make a sound educational decision, while respecting a student's right to control the information disclosed? The application form reflects each institution's philosophy on this point, but is it always consistent with student rights and privileges as set forth in the Buckley Amendment? (Author)