GARN is here to support and advocate for our school counselors. Hopefully this information is helpful to you as you navigate College Admissions Counseling!
Our preferred visit platforms are RepVisits and SCOIR for visiting high schools. These make it easier for us to schedule visits to your school.
If there are no registrants/sign-ups for a college visit, please email the college rep before the visit (we may still want to spend time with the school counselor if you are available to do so, but that helps us to prepare for your visit).
College Visit Event Program Types:
College Panels – 3-5 college reps who answer college-related questions
College Fairs – Large events (20+ reps) where everyone gets a table and students/families walk up to the tables to ask questions
Mini College Fairs – Smaller college fairs (3-10 reps) that take place during a free period at the high school or lunch time
Financial Aid Nights – A presentation on Financial Aid (GSFC Rep of Fin Aid Officer) sometimes followed by a small panel to discuss cost at different schools
Mock Admissions/Case Studies – Students/Families receive a mock university profile, mock student applications, and read the files so that they can decide who to admit/waitlist/deny (exercise to showcase the Holistic Review)
Mock Interviews – Students are interviewed 1-on-1 by a college rep (practice for scholarship interviews or special program interviews)
Helpful Acronyms:
GARN – Greater Atlanta Regional Network: network of college admissions counselors who are regionally-based in the Atlanta area
NARAC – National Association of Regional Admission Counselors: Greater organization for all of the regional admissions counseling groups (GARN is a part of NARAC) (https://www.narac.net/)
SACAC – Southern Association for College Admission Counseling: Organization for School Counselors and College Admissions professionals based in the South (https://www.sacac.org/)
NACAC – National Association for College Admission Counseling: National organization for School Counselors and College Admissions professionals (https://www.nacacnet.org/)
GACRAO – Georgia Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers: Professional organization for college admissions counselors and registrars (https://www.gacrao.org/)
PROBE – Annual program of college fairs managed by the Georgia Education Articulation Committee (https://www.gaprobe.org/)
Below, we have links with information to the GARN Best Practices for College Fairs, Event Hosting Instructions, and the list of County Coordinators to help host events in different counties in the Atlanta Area.
If you have trouble navigating the information you are looking for, please reach out to us if we can be of assistance to you.
