Perhaps because it is my tenth conference, perhaps because I'm serving for the first time as a NYSACAC High School Delegate, perhaps because my initial travel was delayed six hours - this conference felt different. In my first years of the conference, I would find that almost every educational session was broadening my mind and expanding my understanding of the college admission landscape. In more recent years, I've still found the educational sessions tremendously helpful, but I've crossed over to finding myself nodding in agreement instead of having ah-ha moments. Over the years, I've also found a much greater benefit in my ongoing professional and personal connections with colleagues, something that can only come from what is now a decade of interactions.
The largest shift for me of this conference is spending Saturday participating in the Assembly and Membership meetings as a voting high school delegate. It is an honor to represent Eleanor Roosevelt High School, the NYCDOE, and the State of New York in this role that so few counselors have the opportunity to have.
Thank you to NYSACAC and the PTA for their support of this professional development opportunity.
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