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Even before students step foot 🦶 onto campus, it’s always a good idea to start gathering different sources to help inform your advising. Check out our free instructional videos, documents, and audio in our Resource Library 📚 section of the Aspiration to Action microcourse bundle.

Have you seen NCAN’s FAFSA Tracker 📈? You can use the tracker to review completion data for your seniors 🎓 and compare the data from this year to the years prior. #compareandcontrast Here is the link to the tracker:

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Need some new tools to help get your planning started 🛠️? Try utilizing some of our Contigo Ed resources for a tune up. All of these can be accessed on our website AND more can be found in our course, Aspiration to Action ➡️ Resource Library. 🗓️ Counseling Calendar 📐 Counselor Coaching Guide 🎥 Teacher Hacks video (for non-teachers)

🧘♂️ Many schools, teachers and counselors use the summer to reflect, refresh and reevaluate. Professional Development opportunities can be one way to do this! Consider a change of scenery 🏞️ (after all, it is the summer time ☀️💁🏼♀️) for professional development conferences, webinars, or chats. Don't forget some R&R while you're at it.

🧑🚀 What resources have you found useful advising students on their #futureplans? 💪 Share your thoughts & resources in the Community (or in the comments). See how others responded as well! https://buff.ly/3VBVA4q

The American School Counselors Association is holding free virtual office hours for FAFSA completion in June & July for families, college access professionals, & school counselors. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3VpY85n

💡 Most of us have heard of “college undermatching”, a phenomenon in which highly-qualified students don’t apply to or attend selective postsecondary institutions for which they are academically qualified, but have you heard of “career undermatching”? It’s when students have earned degrees and pursue jobs that don’t require that particular degree. 🕵️ There are undoubtedly a variety of reasons why recent college graduates would choose a job for which they are overqualified. As secondary school counselors and advisors, we can ensure that students are aware of the variety of postsecondary credentialing that exists as a way to help them determine the type of credentialing that is required for the job or career they hope or expect to achieve.

A Director of Career Services at an elite university once shared with us that research shows that students often pursue careers based on what they see at home and in their immediate communities, and it’s important for career advisors to help students explore and experience a wide range of opportunities. There’s something out there for everyone, and it is possible to do what you’re good at and what you love - you just have to search for it, prepare for it, and plan for it. Let us help.

Discover how Vince utilizes the free Postsecondary Opportunities summary, in the Postsecondary Pathway microcourse, as a valuable resource for his 10th-12th grade students 🧑🏫. Delve into various post-secondary pathways, including military service 🎖️, trade schools, colleges, and apprenticeships. Gain insight into the thought-provoking questions he employs to guide students in defining their goals. Plus, explore an array of helpful links 🔗 connecting students to essential websites relevant to their chosen pathways.