Colleges That Change Lives Event

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Colleges That Change Lives Event

I’m thrilled to announce that once again, Denver has been chosen as one of only twenty stops CTCL is making in 2015! This intimate and enlightening event is on August 25, 2015, at 7:00 pm at the Denver Convention Center , Rooms 600 and 700, 700 14th Street, Denver, CO 80202.

For details go to: http://www.ctcl.org/events/denver15 ( pre-registration is not required).

This is really, really big news to me because I have dedicated the last 4 years of my life to making sure that each and every one of my uniquely wonderful students, matriculates to the most uniquely wonderful college or university! I am such a firm believer in the colleges that are featured by this non-profit, charitable organization, that I eagerly give a copy of the book to each one of my new students. Frequently, this book introduces them (and their parents), often for the first time, to colleges they have likely never heard of. Every one of the schools on this list offers opportunities for transformative growth and learning; indeed an opportunity to help the student find their bold, authentic self ! Let me just say, if I had the chance to re-do my undergrad work, I’d choose one of these bad boys.

Here’s a brief description of CTCL:

“CTCL is dedicated to the advancement and support of a student-centered college search process. Namely, we work to educate families that the criteria used by most college bound students and their counselors, such as name and prestige, do not acknowledge the importance of understanding an individual student’s needs and how they “fit” with the mission and identity of an individual college community.

Equally, CTCL works to dispel publicly held myths about college choice—particularly the notion that college choices are severely limited to today’s high school students—by hosting information sessions nationwide and coordinating outreach efforts with high school counselors and college counseling agencies alike.”

And here are the Participating Colleges:

Of course, October brings us the enormous Fall Colorado College Fair, hosted by the National Association of College Admissions Counselors (NACAC). Here, you’ll find reps from a quaint 275 or so schools to chat with. Put it on your calendar, review the attending schools and GO! This highly attended and informational event will take place at the Denver Mart Expo Building, 451 E. 58th Avenue, Denver, CO 80216, 303/292-6278 or 800/289-6278. F air Hours: Sunday, October 11, 2015 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

For more information and to register, go to: http://www.nacacnet.org/college-fairs/FallNCF/Pages/Denver.aspx

Are you determined to attain a Performing Arts degree? Note another unique opportunity to learn about Performing Arts schools. The Denver Performing and Visual Arts Fair, is on Tuesday, October 20, 2015, from 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. at Infinity Park Event Center​, ​4400 E. Kentucky Avenue, Glendale, CO 80246

For more details, go to: http://www.nacacnet.org/college-fairs/PVA-College-Fairs/Pages/Denver.aspx

St Olaf College, Northfield, MN

• Tuition: $41,700

• Students: 3,125 (44% male / 56% female)

• Student-Faculty Ratio: 12:1

• Founded: 1874

University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA

• Tuition: $43,428

• Students: 2,541 (43% male / 57% female)

• Student-Faculty Ratio: 12:1

• Founded: 1888

Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA

• Tuition: $38,630

• Students: 1625 (45% male / 55% female)

• Student-Faculty Ratio: 13:1

• Founded: 1876