Each year, the Forum features a unique college fair in which counselors have an opportunity to meet with admission and financial aid officers from member colleges and universities across the world. Attendees are able to visit, ask questions, and build partnerships with representatives from a wide range of institutions.
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10/29/2014
The College Scholarship Service Assembly gathered on Tuesday to discuss issues within the College Board and the financial aid community. Jeff Olson, who also presented for the Guidance and Admissions and Academic assemblies, gave financial aid professionals information about the College Board’s plan to improve the way the organization uses data, and the implications for financial aid in the future.
10/29/2014
Curiosity drew a standing-room-only crowd of school counselors and administrators at 8:00am on Tuesday to hear from College Board’s Chief of Assessment Cyndie Schmeiser, Senior Vice President of Research Jack Buckley, and Vice President of SAT & PSAT/NMSQT Stacy Caldwell discuss the redesigned SAT.
10/29/2014
In a lively session on Tuesday afternoon at Forum 2014, a roomful of secondary school college counselors and college admissions officers debated the merits, challenges, limits, methods, and strategic possibilities of reaching out to students and their families earlier than junior year.
10/29/2014
Live from Forum 2014: Meet Melodie Cruz, College Junior at the University of New Mexico.
10/29/2014
We’re in the home stretch of College Board’s National Forum, and the conversation on social media continues to be engaging and thought-provoking. Here are some of the highlights from day two.
10/29/2014
Forum attendees had the opportunity to hear from of the student members of the College Board’s Advisory Panel on Student Opportunity in a wide-ranging discussion covering topics from college search and recruitment to the redesigned SAT to access to rigorous coursework.
10/29/2014
Sal Khan, Founder of Khan Academy spoke at the College Board Forum 2014 and shared the philosophy of how their modules meet students where they are, allowing them to learn at their own pace. Khan explained how the partnership with the College Board will bring his vision for a free world-class education for anyone anywhere to life by preparing all students for the PSAT and SAT. He told the group of over 1,000 educators and administrators he’d like to take education and “make it more like clean drinking water and shelter – a fundamental human right.”
10/28/2014
With day one in the bag for Forum 2014, we’ve seen a lot of healthy, inspiring conversations on social media. Here are some of our favorite posts.
10/28/2014
Live from Forum 2014: Meet Nancy Potter, Director of State and District Partnerships and K12 at the 7Western Regional Office of the College Board