Hi there! This posting comes to you from the state of Vermont, where I am attending the New England Association for College Admission Counseling (NEACAC) Annual Meeting and Conference. Over 500 college admission counselors and high school counselors are here with me to connect with colleagues, discuss important student issues, and learn some new things from other professionals in our field. I enjoy meeting admission counselors from other institutitons and hearing about some of the things they are doing in their respective offices. It's also great to be here with our colleagues on the high school side of the desk - being able to exchange in discussions with secondary school counselors helps us on the college side to get a better sense of what is happening in the high schools where we see applications from each year.

The NEACAC Conference is also a great place to reconnect with counselors (both admission and high school) who we haven't seen since the fall. I spend almost two months with the same group of admission counselors in my travel territories during September and October, but don't see very much of them during the winter and spring as we all return to our institutions to read applications. I also spend a lot of time talking to high school counselors on the phone about their students who have applied to PC, but I haven't always met them in person. Just last night, I met two high school counselors for the first time face to face - but we have had many phone conversations over the past couple of years about their applicants. It's great to be able to put a face with the voice!

More details from the conference to come - I hope that you are enjoying the beautiful summer weather!

*Scott
Burlington, VT