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College admissions consultant Mark Stucker demystifies the different aspects of fit and what students and families can do to understand these and make college not only feel like home but a place that prepares them for the future.
College Transition Speaker Andrea Malkin Brenner talks about how to successfully transition your own terms but not on your own – asking questions, making mistakes, and getting help in college and practicing before you get there.
How Career Planning Informs College Admissions
It’s not just getting into college and graduating that’s the goal – it’s finding a rewarding career as well. Career consultant Lisa Marker Robbins shares how to find your path work backwards to help focus academically and socially
How can you not just adjust but thrive as a transfer student? Ferch Sanchez Lopez shares his tips for getting involved, making connections, and giving back. In the process, we learn a lot about what to ask yourself – like how it’s not just who you want be but who you want to be with – and hear about time spent in classes and clubs don’t take away from each other.
Learn about the Mural Board Tool referenced as well as the
Brightspot Student Advisory Council
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When do students feel like they are in their own space - not entering someone else’s - and feeling like they belong? Dan Maxwell, Interim Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs for the University of Houston System takes us through what belonging is, how it's normal for it to take time to feel it, and what students can to do to find it — and what colleges and universities can do to support them.
National Survey on Student Engagement article and data on belonging.
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