Despite evidence that informational interventions can influence K-12 school choices, we know little about the mechanisms through which they work and the factors that produce heterogeneity in student responses. Through a school-level randomized controlled trial conducted in 473 New York City middle schools serving 115,000 eighth graders, we…

Based on a case study of two majority-Black public high schools in a highly segregated American school district, the article employs a critical intersectional framework to examine the experiences of ten college-aspiring young Black men as they navigate the college choice process. Findings indicate that working-class Black male students are less…

High school counselors play a vital role in helping students prepare for attending college. They are the link between students and families and institutions, providing counseling, information, and motivation to help students make it through their enrollment journeys. Along the way, they have to help students cope with a wide variety of challenges:…

Drawing on interviews with 88 middle school counselors tasked with implementing New York City's high school choice policy, we show that counselors largely question the policy's legitimacy and the equity of the high school assignments it produces. By highlighting issues of transparency and procedural fairness that threaten counselors' acceptance of…

Guidelines are provided to help coaches counsel high school athletes about college selection and admissions. The needs of both the average and the exceptional athlete are considered. A checklist for student use in rating colleges and a coach's counseling checklist are included, as well as a resource list. (IAH)

Based on information from survey data and personal interviews, offers 16 suggestions for college admission professionals from high school counselors. Concludes by asking college admission professionals to recognize the role played by high school advisors, to give advisors information they can use and pass on, and to consider the value of their…

Considers universal counselor form for school counselors to complete for high school students applying to colleges and universities. Notes usefulness of Common Application produced in cooperation with the National Association of Secondary School Principals. Suggests that colleges belonging to the Common Form system should make their "in-house"…

British high school students (n=178) who used the Universities and Colleges Admission Service for college application mostly used a wide range of sources and the help of a career counselor when available. However, most felt that colleges and employers were not interested in the national Records of Achievement. (SK)

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…

Describes a procedure to empower college applicants to choose colleges realistically and avoid rejection. Suggests use of a scattergram model of admissions reality, relating Scholastic Aptitude Test Scores and Grade Point Averages to courses taken or omitted, extracurricular achievements, and other factors. (KS)

Discusses preparing students for college admission requirements, specifically outlining desired English curriculum for college admission credit and suggesting how to advise students. One high school's English curriculum options are appended, as is a list of 56 colleges and universities surveyed to find out what they expect from high school English…

Examines partnership between students, parents, and counselors during transition from high school to college and offers unique interactive method for helping students with their choices about college. (NB)

Provides six presentations from the 38th National Conference of the National Association of College Admissions Counselors (NCAC), Minneapolis, MN, 1982. The topics focus on the need to: reestablish education as a national priority; examine the federal role in postsecondary education; assist transfer students; and help guidance personnel analyze…

Feels admission process should reflect more of what colleges value and be purposefully structured for the prospective student as learning experience. (CM)