Wednesday, January 15, 2014

2014, Week 2, Winter Q

ACA Graduate Student Essay Contest

The upcoming deadline for the ACA Graduate Student Essay Contest is January 31. Don't miss your chance to win $1,000, a complimentary 2014 ACA Conference registration, a $250 ACA eGift Certificate, and publication of your essay in Counseling Today. The annual essay competition is sponsored by the ACA Foundation. This year's question: Which particular characteristics of the counseling profession shaped your quest to become a counselor? You may participate in one of the following:

---Graduate Student Essay Competition - Supported by Gerald and Marianne Corey and Allen and Mary Bradford Ivey (open to all ACA members enrolled in counseling-related graduate studies at an accredited college or university).

---ACA Future School Counselors Essay Competition - Supported by the Roland and Dorothy Ross Trust (open to all ACA members enrolled in counseling-related studies at an accredited college or university leading to a career as a professional school counselor at the elementary, middle, or high school level). Only future school counselors who intend to function in pre K-12 educational settings are eligible.

The online application, essay competition rules and additional information can be found here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1XdnWwUsL8h0aHiiAEJVzXa5T_ybH4u7xTZgPElnmCIs/viewform

Questions? essaycontests@counseling.org
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ACT/SAT Option for TAP Exam

ACT Plus Writing or SAT Scores can be used in lieu of a passing score of the Test of Academic Proficiency (TAP) for licensure.