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"The High School Guidance Update" is a quarterly newsletter from the DC Guidance Center. The "Update" lists scholarships and other time-sensitive programs for college planning. It reviews upcoming special days for college visits, summer programs sponsored by colleges for high school students, financial aid planning information, special college planning meetings, and other events and news items pertinent to the college planning process."

Current Issue of The High School Guidance Update- June 2008

Past Articles

• College Planning: What parents can do to encourage '08-'09 juniors and seniors to think seriously about the process this summer (June 2008)
  
  
• College Planning—How Can I determine which college programs are the strongest in the major I want to study? (Sept. 2007)
  
  
• How Do Christian and Non-Christian Colleges Affect the Spiritual Lives of Students? (June 2007)
  
  
• College Planning: How Important Is It for a Student to Know What He Is Interested in to Make A Wise College Choice? (April 2007)
  
  
• College -- What Can We Do To Prepare Students Who Have Certified Learning Differences? (Jan. 2007)
  
  
• College Planning -- How Does Our Christian Philosophy Effect Our Approach and Interventions? (Nov. 2006)
  
  
• College Planning –Not Just a Matter of Aesthetics (Sept. 2006)
  
  
• TAKING OUT LOANS FOR THE COLLEGE APPLICATION FEES...? WITH CURRENT TRENDS, COULD THAT BE NECESSARY? (May 2006)
  
  
• NEW ADMISSIONS CATEGORIES CLARIFIED BY NACAC FOR 2007-2008 ENROLLMENT (May 2006)
  
  
• SELLING COLLEGE (May 2006)
  
  
• SUMMER MINISTRY AND SERVICE HAS MAJOR COLLEGE AND CAREER IMPACT (May 2006)
  
  
• FINANCIAL AID APPLICATIONS BEST COMPLETED IN JANUARY & FEBRUARY (January 2005)
  
  
• NEW JUNIOR CAREER STEWARDSHIP SEMINAR ADDRESSES COMPREHENSIVE COLLEGE PLANNING (September 2004)
  
  
• Myths of Private Higher Education Exploded in PHEAA Publication for School Counselors (December 2003)
  
  
• FAFSA ON-LINE — HINTS AND HOW-TOS (December 2003)
  
  
• HOW DO COLLEGES USE ESSAYS (December 2003)
  
  
• FINANCIAL AID—WHO SHOULD APPLY AND WHEN? (December 2003)
  
  
• A COLLEGE VISIT IS NOT A COLLEGE VISIT IF IT DOES NOT INCLUDE AN INTERVIEW... (September 2003)
  
  
• How can your summer make an impact? (March 2000)
  
  
• “What are colleges looking for in students in 2000? What are some current trends in admissions?” —a survey of college admissions officers (January 2000)
  
  
• What are employers looking for? Any implications for college choice? (October 1998)