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Found this at the US News Web Site:

Our Meeting With High School Counselors - Morse Code: Inside the College Rankings (usnews.com): "Editors from U.S. News met earlier this week with a cross section of high school counselors to get their input on various education issues. We found this meeting highly beneficial and heard many new ideas that we are studying.

The high school counselors who attended were Silvette Bullard from Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, D.C.; Marjorie Jacobs from SAR Academy in Riverdale, N.Y.; Annalee Nissenholtz, an independent college counselor in St. Louis; Susan Rexford from West Springfield High School in Springfield, Va.; and Missy Sanchez from Woodward Academy near Atlanta.
Here is a sampling of the topics that were discussed:
How is the current economic downturn affecting the types of schools your students are considering applying to?
Are students applying to public colleges more frequently than they did in the past?
Has there been an increase in students applying early decision or early action during this admission cycle?
Are more students going to a two-year college in order to save money for a couple of years before going on to a four-year college in their state?
The pros and cons of going to a historically black college
Are colleges reducing their recruiting and other outreach efforts because of their current budget woes?
Tips for students from lower-income families on how to successfully navigate the college application process. Students from lower-income families need to start thinking about the college application process much earlier than many do.
What are some pointers for students being recruited for an athletic scholarship? How important is the sophomore year to athletic recruiting?
The new policy allowing choice on repo"

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