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The Western Association for College Admission Counseling supports and advances the work of counseling and enrollment professionals from California and Nevada as they help all students realize their full potential, with emphasis on freshman and transfer transitions to higher education and attention to access and equity for all students.
Founded in 1967, we celebrate 50 years as a non-profit organization supporting college admission counseling.
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NACAC Files Amicus Brief
NACAC recently filed an amicus brief in the Harvard and UNC Supreme Court cases on race-conscious admissions practices. In a message from NACAC CEO Angel Perez, he states:"In filing an amicus brief alongside the College Board, ACT, and the American Association of...
Meet Our Class of 2023 Student Bloggers!
My name is Emily Larios and I'm from San Mateo, California. I am currently a junior at San Mateo High School and will be graduating next school year of 2023. Some of my favorite classes this year are AP Spanish Language, Foods and Nutrition, English and AVID. We’re...
A Very WACAC New Year
We are halfway through the 2021-2022 school year and while we are still stuck behind Zoom screens some of the time, this year has given us more opportunity to safely see our friends, family, students, and colleagues. The WACAC Executive Board has been working hard to...
WACAC Committee Feature – Admission Practices
Well, it has been a wild couple of years in the world of the Admission Practices committee. For the last three years, I have had the exciting dual-role of chairing WACAC’s AP Committee while also sitting on the AP Committee at the national level. When the DOJ lawsuit...
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