College Readiness Articles

[Webinar Recap] It’s Not Too Late to Help Your Students with Summer School

It’s the end of the school year. Students are cramming for finals. Faculty are scrambling to get final grades in. And counselors and administrators are trying to help students maintain their hard-fought momentum through the long months of summer. Yes, students (and...

How to Get Students Back in Dual Enrollment

Dual credit courses are good for students. There are the obvious reasons: dual credit in high school is much cheaper than taking that course in college. Taking a few courses in high school means students get through their degree program faster, which also decreases...

Helping High School Students Plan For A Gap Year

Senior year tends to be a blur of applications, exams, and events for many students finishing their high school careers. After 13 years of structured learning, many students decide they need some time off before they launch into their next step. And they aren’t...

What Is Dual Credit?

As juniors and seniors plan the last few years of their high school career, they are probably thinking about prom, graduation, and applying for college. As counselors, you know many of them are also questioning how they can afford college and wondering what they can...