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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...
Reflections on Voices for Access
We did it. We all came together on our computer screens from all over the country (though mostly from California and Nevada) and shared our experiences with each other in our sessions, seminars, and yes, even the socials. You joined us for sessions on community...
Fall Plans Surveys
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CBO Ad Hoc Update
The CBO Ad Hoc Committee administered a CBO Membership Survey and presented the results at the WACAC Conference. Based on the responses, CBO members - both former and current - valued the supportive WACAC community, the professional development opportunities offered...
To PSAT or Not to PSAT
Though this question probably won’t have the same quoteability of Shakespeare’s “To be or not to be,” it is a question that many of us will be answering in the months ahead. I was asked that question by a colleague last week in planning for the fall, and they were...
College Signing Day – Paying it Forward
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The Seasons of College Emotions
It feels like spring is always filled with so much of an emotional reset for people. From the darkness and short days of winter, the weather gets warmer, the days longer, baseball returns, and people start to get a little happier. Even in our field for those of us at...