Welcome to the WACAC Toolkit for College Admission Counselors! You'll find information, sample forms, and other resources to help you with your institution's recruitment, counseling, and application review efforts. Scroll down to find documents related ot the following categories:
1. Admission 101
2. Presentations
3. Recruitment & Territory Management
4. Application Review
5. Special Programs
6. Office Documents
7. Other Resources & Links
We're always looking for fresh material! If you'd like to contribute to the WACAC Toolkit, please email your documents and ideas to Anne Aubert-Santelli at aubertsa@usc.edu.
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1. Admission 101
This section contains basic information about the college admission profession. It includes a history of the profession, a listing of admission terms, and key documents.
Admission History Timeline.docx
College Admission Terms.doc
NACAC Statement of Principles of Good Practice Key Points.docx
The Freshman Admission Funnel.pdf
Well Known College Graduates.pdf
Getting In by Malcolm Gladwell.pdf
2. Presentations
This section offers presentations for use at high school college nights.
College Application Outline.doc
College Visits.pdf
Private Colleges.pdf
College Presentation for Elementary School Children.doc
Financing Your Education.pdf
Where Did They Go To College.pdf
3. Recruitment & Territory Management
This section provides information, checklists, and trips for student recruitment and territory management.
Travel
Travel Tips.doc
How to Build a Travel Binder.doc
Pre-Recruitment Travel Checklist.doc
Territory Management
10 Commandments for Building and Maintaining Counselor Relations.docx
Geomarkets Map 1.pdf
Geomarkets Map 2.pdf
College Fairs
College Fairs Summary.doc
College Event RSVP Information and Evaluation.doc
Tricky Questions.doc
High School Visits
Researching and Planning School Visits.doc
High School Visit Blocking Calendar.doc
Scheduling High School Visits.docx
Information to Gather When Scheduling High School Visits.doc
High School Visit Information and Checklist.doc
Suggestions for High School Visits.doc
4. Application Review
This section includes resources and advice for reviewing applications.
General
10 Admission Commandments.doc
Advice to New Readers.docx
Academics
A Guide to the IB Diploma Programme for Universities and Colleges.pdf
Advanced Placement Courses.pdf
Testing
ACT and College Board Joint Statement and Tables.pdf
ACT-SAT Concordance Reference Sheets.pdf
Resume
Club Acronyms Decoded and with Descriptions.docx
Book Awards.doc
5. Special Programs
This section offers help with building and maintaining special programs, including those for multicultural recruitment, alumni volunteers, and student ambassadors.
Multicultural Recruitment
Multicultural and College Access Programs.doc
Alumni Volunteers
Putting Together An Alumni Volunteer Handbook.docx
Alumni Volunteer College Fair Evaluation.doc
Student Ambassadors
How To Create A Student Interviewer Program.pdf
6. Office Documents
This section includes miscellaneous office documents.
Voicemail Log.doc
Voicemail Messages.doc
7. Resources & Links
This section provides a list of important online documents and websites.
NACAC Statement of Principles of Good Practice
http://www.wacac.org/pdf/nacac_spgp.pdf
The “code of conduct” for all members of the NACAC
NACAC Statement on Counselor Competencies
http://www.nacacnet.org/AboutNACAC/Policies/Documents/CounselorCompetencies.pdf
A list of competencies that all NACAC counselors should possess in order to do their jobs effectively.
NACAC Statement of Student’s Rights and Responsibilities
http://www.wacac.org/images/uploads/StudentsRtsNEW.pdf
An outgrowth of the NACAC Statement of Principles of Good Practice that details the rights and responsibilities that students have in the admission process.
FAFSA
http://www.ifap.ed.gov/fafsa/attachments/20102011FAFSADraft.pdf
A PDF version of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, which all students interested in financial aid for college must complete and submit.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
www.chronicle.com
The premier weekly news and job-information source for college and university faculty members, administrators, and students.
National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
www.naicu.edu
The voice of the nation’s private colleges and universities, with more than 900 member institutions. Find information about special initiatives and published research on private school education.
American Association of State Colleges and Universities
www.aascu.org
The voice of the nation's public four year colleges and universities, which represent nearly 3.5 million students. Find information about policities and programs and published research on public school education.
Fairtest
www.fairtest.org
A nonprofit advocacy organization dedicated to prevent the misuse of standardized tests. Find fact sheets and other research about testing.
CollegeBoard for Recruitment & Admissions Staff
http://professionals.collegeboard.com/educator/recruitment-admissions
Find information about AP and SAT exams and tools for recruitment and territory management.
ACT for Postsecondary Educators
www.act.org/postsec
Find information about the ACT exam and tools for recruitment and territory management.
International Baccalaureate Information for Universities
http://www.ibo.org/informationfor/universitiesandgovernments/universities
Find information about the IB Diploma Programme.
World Education Services Regional Education Links
www.wes.org/ewenr.research.asp
Find up-to-date information on international educational systems.
International Association of Universities
http://www.iau-aiu.net/onlinedatabases/index.html
A database on higher education systems of 183 counties and territories worldwide.
Please email questions, ideas, information about inactive links, or new documents to Anne Aubert-Santelli at aubertsa@usc.edu.
Thank you to all of the Toolkit contributors and to all of the current and former Toolkit Committee members: Lauren Hohman, Bob Patterson, Seta Khajarian, Rebecca Joseph, Julia Varriale, Jenna Payan, Stacie Lyans, Reginald Moore, Rah-Ben Coast, and Sam Kim.
