By Megan McDevitt Work and Study is a blog series curated by Janine Bissic, Director of Admission of Whittier College. The series will feature posts by various higher education professionals about working with student staff. Our first installment is about hiring and training student tour guides.  When looking to hire new tour guides, it’s important to […]

By Gabrielle Dorsey In 2012, President Obama created a program known as DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), which promised to change the game for undocumented students. While there are several qualifications and restrictions for the program, generally speaking, it allowed undocumented individuals who had arrived to the United States prior to their sixteenth birthday […]

By Amanda Wallin Hello Readers! This fall we will be exploring the interests of our WACAC members in a new blog, “Counselor by Day…” These entries will highlight select members of our community who have strong passions in areas outside of their 9-to-5 (do any of us really work 9 to 5 anymore?) work roles! […]

Hello, my name is A.J. Williams, and this is my initial foray into a WACAC blog aimed at speaking to the Transfer perspective at a four year institution. The goal is to be able to speak to the joys, challenges, concerns, and questions of my colleagues on both sides of the desk: four-year and two-year […]

1. Canada: Beautiful, Close, and a Great Education Our friendly neighbors to the north have a lot of offer when it comes to higher education. Fairly easy to reach by either driving or flying, Canada is a great option for students who are seeking something a bit different in their education but are unwilling to […]

After passing and stopping a number of high profile bills, both houses of the California Legislature adjourned shortly before 2:00 AM on the morning of September 1st, signaling the end of lawmaking business for the year and forcing many members from office due to term limits. Of particular interest, neither the mandatory orientation bill (AB […]

This may not be an appropriate way to start my first presidential blog.  It might be better to trend toward a pep talk with a #squadgoals. However, we are amongst friends and so in choosing transparency I’d like to start with a confession.  I’m hoping that, this year, you’ll observe that a main goal of […]

The WACAC Government Relations Advocacy Committee will continue to monitor political developments in the Western region and nationally as we approach the 2016 General Election. If you want to help to make a difference and improve educational access and equity in the West, consider joining the Government Relations and Action Committee. For more information, please contact […]

Hi All, Sam Schreiber here, your Communications Committee Chair, with a quick note. Thanks so much for reading the blog this past year, we hope you have found the content engaging, educational and fun. We’re taking a break for summer (we all deserve one, after all) but will be back in late August/early September with […]

WACAC! Be sure to vote in favor of extending Prop 30 on the November ballot in California.  Below is the language of WACAC’s resolution. WHEREAS, the Western Association for College Admission Counseling (WACAC) is committed to making policy and financial decisions that enable the school districts to provide quality educational programs and services to the school-age […]