On the morning of Thursday, September 25th, more than 100 college counselors from independent schools across the nation gathered for the first Annual Meeting of the Association of College Counselors in Independent Schools. This meeting was another essential step in moving ACCIS from a good idea to a full-fledged national organization.
Dear Members of ACCIS,
I write to share exciting news! Thanks to the efforts this summer of two loyal members of the Executive Committee, Eric Monheim of Sidwell Friends School and Betsy Dolan of Phillips Exeter Academy, who sought nominations and managed the entire process for electing the school representatives for our ACCIS inaugural Board of Directors, we have the results!
On the Education Week website you can read the Op Ed piece by Marty Elkins entitled "When Rankings Go Wrong".
Rankings of colleges and schools do more harm than good for students and parents trying to make sound decisions. ACCIS tried to stop an effort to rank schools in the summer of 2007.
