Today was another great day at Zachary High School.
We have finished our preliminary information meetings and are set to begin one-on-one mentoring in the next two weeks.
Stayed tuned.
-Paul via COMobile
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First step toward success: the first meeting at Zachary High School went very well.
Our mentors met with 13 students all having great potential and are very excited about working with the students at Zachary High.
Each student met one on one with a College Outreach mentor and filled out our preliminary questionaire. We also were able to visit with the students and learn their interests and aspirations for college.
-Paul via College Outreach Mobile
After many hours of work, College Outreach.org is much closer to where we would like for it to be.
As you may have noticed, many things have changed and many things have been added in response to requests from students including the new interact forum, the resources library where you can access College Outreach resources (after registering), updates via Twitter.com, a new blog that will include updates and photos and most importantly updates to the core of our website has sped-up our website by more than 20 percent.
At College Outreach, our first concern is students: as a recent former student myself, I know how important it is to be able to connect and relate to those in your peer group as well as those a few years older. This (blog) section as well as the interact forum will give you insight from College Outreach national and chapter staff.
This is setup as a blog so that you can leave comments and discuss current events and topics as they are mentioned. To go more in depth with specific facets of College Outreach, please use College Outreach Interactive as it will have topics and discussions related to the mentoring process, scholarships, applications and preparations among others.
Thanks again for visiting us and we hope to see you soon.
Paul Dietzel II
College Outreach
"Mentors Quietly Lending Guiding Hands to D.C. Grads," The Washington Post, June 13, 2007
Here’s to mentors, the unsung heroes of educational achievement.
A cadre of extraordinarily selfless volunteers, they tend to be content to let parents and teachers get the credit and their proteges get the applause. But truth be told, hundreds of high school students are receiving diplomas who might not have otherwise because of the care and guidance of a mentor…
"Public Universities Chase Excellence, at a Price," New York Times, Dec. 20, 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — If there is any goal that the University of Florida has pursued as fervently as a national football championship for the Gators, it is a place among the nation’s highest-ranked public universities.
“We need a top-10 university, so our kids can get the same education they would get at Harvard or Yale,�? said J. Bernard Machen, the university president…
"Making A Hard-Life Story Shine and Opening A Door to College," New York Times, July 27, 2007
The essay has become such an important part of applying to college that affluent students may turn to $200-an-hour writing coaches to help them produce the 500 perfect words that they hope will separate them from the pack.
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But the lives of Antoine and the other 36 students at the workshop, which is run by College Summit, a nonprofit organization, are defined by struggle…
"Preparing For Life After Highschool," Toronto Star, February 8, 2006
Few studies have had such an immediate impact on government policy as Bob Rae’s report on Ontario’s post-secondary education system. Tabled one year ago, the report prompted a significant reinvestment of government funds, including an expansion of student financial assistance for those not able to pay for college or university studies on their own.
Increased funding alone, however, will not go far enough in making access to post-secondary education in Ontario more equitable. Beyond the issue of funding, Rae’s report sought to draw attention to the need to better prepare students for college or university. This dimension of the report has yet to attract the attention it deserves…
"Too Poor to Graduate," New York Times, September 17, 2006
HERE’S something to think about as college students across the state settle into campus life.
According to a recently released study by the Department of Education, paying for college is a greater burden for New Yorkers than in any other state. The costs for low- and middle-income students to attend public universities and community colleges here represent nearly 50 percent of their annual family income. Furthermore, a new study on higher education put out by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, a nonprofit group, gave New York a failing grade for affordability…
"Bill Upgrades Student Aid Process ," Washington Times, July 25, 2007
The Senate sought yesterday to simplify the financial-aid process for students and to reduce conflicts of interest in the student loan industry.
In a 95-0 vote, the Senate passed a bill aimed at streamlining the financial-aid process by creating a new, simplified financial aid application form. Critics say the existing one is too long, seeks redundant information and is confusing…
RESOURCES now available online! Please register/login to access the online resources!
With school just around the corner, it is time to put your intellectual hat back on and hang-up the swim suit. We are preparing to help each of our students focus on the year ahead and getting into the right college for him or her. Look for updates in the weeks ahead.
We hope you are having an excellent summer and are starting to think about the Fall and school starting back again — well maybe not, that might be over the top thinking about school this far in advance, right?
We don’t think so. It is never too early to begin thinking about next year. Especially for Juniors and Seniors who are rapidly approaching the college admissions time in your life.
We have now integrated the login page into the sidebar and have fixed (to our knowledge) all broken links on the site.
The next feature will be the addition and integration of our forum into the main site.
Website has minor glitches. These problems are being worked on.
These glitches should not affect overall user experience, but are annoying problems that will be fixed over the next few days.
Thanks for your patience!
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