 Welcome to the Counselor Zone
At your fingertips, High School Counselors/Personnel, College Admission Counselors, library and community agency staff have access to a centralized source of information concerning college planning, paying for school, and career planning information for students and their parents, as well as information concerning ISAC's programs, processes, and resources.
Counselor Message Board
The Counselor Message Board is updated each week. New messages for the week are identified by the  symbol. Items under the More section, located toward the bottom of the page, provide links to information on topics that were recently listed on this Message Board.
Encourage students and their families to take advantage of the many Money Smart Week® events that will take place across Illinois from April 17-24, 2010. Free classes and activities are designed to help consumers better manage their personal finances. The highlight of this year’s Money Smart Week is the ISAC College Smart Fair, April 23-24, at University of Illinois - Chicago. Details are provided in a March 12 e-Message.
A State Legislative Update, which was last updated on March 16, contains the status of bills that pertain to programs administered by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) and higher education in general.
Make sure your students know that the Career Planning section of the What's Next Illinois Web site provides resources to help them identify and prepare for a career that suits their interests, skills, and abilities. Student can learn about themselves by taking various career assessments, explore careers, and find tools to help them get a job.
Remind your college-bound seniors that if estimated income data was used when completing the 2010-11 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), they need to compare the income portion of the Student Aid Report (SAR) with information from completed 2009 tax returns, and make corrections as necessary.
The 2010 Illinois Association for College Admission Counseling (IACAC) annual conference, "The Magic Garden," will be held May 5th - May 7th at the Westin Chicago Northwest (Itasca). Details, including session titles and registration information, are available at the Conference area of the IACAC Web site. Be sure to register by the March 29th deadline in order to avoid paying a late fee.
Mailing labels (in ZIP Code order) of 2010-11 State Scholar finalists are available from ISAC, at cost, to Illinois colleges, universities, high school counselors, and Regional Superintendents. Orders for mailing labels must be received at ISAC on or before March 31, 2010.
As a reminder, an online listing of 2010-11 State Scholars, displaying each State Scholar alphabetically by high school within the school's Illinois county, is available within the Student Zone. The online listing replaces the paper roster that was available to order in previous years.
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2010-11 State Scholars
(Announcements and Sample Press Release)
College Illinois!® Prepaid Tuition Program
State Legislative Update
2009-10 ISAC Administrative Rules
Outreach Calendar/Events
U.S. Department of Education's Federal Aid First
Federal Student Aid's FAFSA4caster
FAFSA Completion Information
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