Transfer Sessions with A.J.

Transfer Sessions with A.J.

By AJ Howell-Williams Understanding the Transfer Population Let’s begin with some interesting findings from the recently released 2015 State of College Admission report, produced by NACAC. Nearly 40% of all students who began their college career in 2008 transferred...
Transfer Sessions with A.J.

Transfer Sessions with A.J.

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, …
Social Media: You Can’t Not Be There

Social Media: You Can’t Not Be There

If you’re considering using social media to communicate with students and you haven’t yet read Andrew Watts’ post on Medium titled “A Teenager’s View on Social Media,” stop what you’re doing and go read it. Right now. It’s...
The Scientific Method: Conclusion

The Scientific Method: Conclusion

And now, the end. We’ve been working our way through the college admissions process using the scientific method as our guide. We’ve touched on the question, observation, hypothesis, and experimentation. And now, the conclusion. The conclusion phase is...