Counselor Update Newsletter Archive
Our counselor newsletter is mailed to thousands of high school counselors throughout the country.
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Current Issue
Winter 2008: Imaging implementation recap, parent program, enhancing diversity, residential learning communities, counselor breakfast series
2007-08 Academic Year
Fall 2007: Freshman class profile, foreign language requirements, recruitment paradox, postponed applicant process change, freshman admission counselor contact information
2006-07 Academic Year
Fall 2006: Freshman class profile, holistic application review, admitting from the waitlist, transfer contracts, increasing diversity, freshman admission counselor contact information
Winter 2007: Access and options, scholarship myths, making the final college choice, postponed applicant next steps, February 1 application deadline
Spring 2007: Revised UW System admission policy, final high school transcripts (letter of concern, revoke admission letter), postpone process in review, counselor breakfast series, checklist for enrollment
2005-06 Academic Year
Back to School 2005: Writing test results and admission decisions, Minority Applicant Services, ramifications of senioritis, debunking the myth (straight A's), freshman admission representative contact information
Winter 2006: Freshman class profile, honors programs, debunking the myth (only one "right" school), postponed applicant process change
2004-05 Academic Year
Fall 2004: Freshman class profile, admissions feeding frenzy, the transfer option, writing test requirement, managing admission expectations, debunking the myth (apply early or else), freshman admission counselor contact information
Winter 2005: Writing test requirement, spring regional placement testing, applying for financial aid, the gray world of postponed decisions explained
Spring 2005: Options for unsuccessful applicants, how to make the final college choice, checklist for enrollment, letters of recommendation
2003-04 Academic Year
Spring 2004: Race-conscious admissions, maintaining our ethics, to rank or not to rank, checklist for enrollment
2002-03 Academic Year
Fall 2002: Freshman class profile, campus visits, key terms in the admission process, freshman admission counselor contact information
Winter 2002: Maximizing our offers of admission, letters of recommendation, online visit reservations, enhancing diversity through partnerships
Spring 2003: Connections program (dual-admission program), affirmative action in college admissions, academic course preparation
2001-02 Academic Year
Fall 2001: Freshman class profile, rolling admissions, Big Ten tuition comparison, the nonacademic side of an application, the value of diversity, official test scores
Winter 2001: Maximizing college options, choosing a college, transfer programs, testing strategies, course selection
Spring 2002: The merits of a research university, checklist for enrollment, housing options
2000-01 Academic Year
Fall 2000: Freshman class profile, competitive and selective admission, campus visits, the postponed decision, student of color recruitment
Winter 2000: Honors programs, counselors and minority recruitment, the transfer option, integrated curriculum
Spring 2001: Transition to college, AP and other college credit options, foreign language AP/retro credits, precollege programs, four-year graduation realities
1999-00 Academic Year
Spring 2000: Student orientation, the postponed decision, student of color recruitment, checklist for enrollment