College Advising Corps (CAC) could well be likened to the "Teach for America" of college advising. In Texas, five partner institutions recruit highly talented recent graduates, provide them with six weeks of intensive training, and provide supervision and professional development for college advisers throughout the year.

Advisers are then placed in Texas high schools with a high proportion of historically underserved—students. These highly trained, near-peer advisers work full time and have the singular mission of building a college-going culture and helping high school students find the best fit college for their career aspirations and academic preparation. This includes assistance with ACT, SAT and college application fee waivers, college exploration, college application, FAFSA completion and submission, and--when college acceptance letters arrive—helping students understand the different financial aid packages they are offered.

CAC and Advise TX
CAC program was founded in 2006 and now has 23 partner institutions in over 14 states. Texas launched with a pilot of 15 advisers in 2010 and scaled the next year to 120. In 2011-2012 Texas Advisers served in 120 schools, in 60 Districts, serving 228,979 students, including 49,308 seniors. Of these, 18% were African American, 72% Hispanic, 8% White, and 2% Other ethnicity. Currently, Advisers are serving in 125 schools with a combined total student population of over 234,000.

"Best Fit" Advising
Advisers are not recruiters for their alma mater and employer. Their mission is to help high school students enroll in the post-secondary option that is the best fit—where they will be most likely to succeed and persist to degree or meaningful credential—be it a four-year university, two-year college, or technical school.

During their training, advisers learn about colleges and universities across the state, as well as certificate programs and associates degrees available in the geographic regions where they will serve. They visit community colleges in their area soon after assignment to their school. Advisers encourage students to apply to three or more institutions so they still have multiple options if their first choice does not accept them or offers a financial assistance package that is insufficient to make that institution a viable option.

Dallas/Forth Worth 

Aaron Lemons Duncanville High School alemons@exchange.tamu.edu	Kinsey Blackburn Duncanville High School kblackburn@tamu.edu
Jacob Ramirez South Garland High School j_ramirez@tamu.edu	Lydee Barnes North Garland High School l.barnes@tamu.edu
Araceli Martinez Grand Prairie High School amartinez20@tamu.edu	Alex Nolan Dubiski High School anolan@tamu.edu
Kate Cantu South Grand Prairie High School rkcantu@tamu.edu	Esmeralda Cruz North Mesquite High School e.cruz@tamu.edu
Heather Lacey Horn High School hlacey@tamu.edu	Viviana Gloria Mesquite High School vgloria@tamu.edu
Samantha Ynclan West Mesquite High School synclan@tamu.edu	Sarah Bailey Poteet High School s.bailey@tamu.edu
Jobrina Perez Richardson High School jperez@tamu.edu

Houston

Katia Bouza MacArthur High School kbouza@tamu.edu	Gabrielle Harrison Nimitz High School gcharrison@tamu.edu
Gianna Gibson Benjamin Davis High School g_gibson@tamu.edu	Kennedy Washington Alief Taylor High School k.washington@tamu.edu
Ariana Martinez Alief Elsik High School a.martinez@tamu.edu	Sherice Perkins Alief Hastings High School s.perkins@tamu.edu
Gloria Barreiro Cleveland High School gbarreiro@tamu.edu	Judy Torres KIPP Generations High School j.torres@tamu.edu
Adriana Garcia KIPP Northeast High School aegarcia@tamu.edu	Gabriela Gomez KIPP Sunnyside High School g.gomez19@tamu.edu
Kalena Thwaits Klein Forest High School kthwaits@tamu.edu	Hayley McKnight Cypress Springs High School hmcknight@tamu.edu
Alaina Haley Sterling High School ahaley@tamu.edu	Kenneth Grant Westbury High School kgrantjr@tamu.edu
Madison Tritico Waltrip High School mtritico@tamu.edu	Darric Ward Morton Ranch High School dward@tamu.edu
Ethan Aulds Mayde Creek High School eaulds@tamu.edu	Spencer Pepper BF Terry High School spencerpepper@tamu.edu
Edgar Garcia Pasadena High School edgargarcia.r1@tamu.edu	Eunice Lim Pasadena Memorial High School ejlim@tamu.edu
Cindy Martinez South Houston High School c.martinez13@tamu.edu	Alejandra Lopez Camero Sam Rayburn High School a.lopezcamero@tamu.edu
Larreishia McCorr C.E. King High School lmccorr@tamu.edu	Ashley Sosa Aldine High School adsosa@tamu.edu
Kitiza Soto Eisenhower High School kitziasoto@tamu.edu	Lorraine Cruz C.E. King High School lcruz@tamu.edu

Rio Grande Valley

Irving Hernandez Hanna High School ihernandez@tamu.edu	David Daniel Barrera Pace High School dbarrera5@tamu.edu
Ana Rodriguez Rivera High School am_rodriguez@tamu.edu	Porter High School Position Vacant
Lopez High School Position Vacant	Shanti Israni Veterans High School sisrani@tamu.edu
Kelsey Sullivan Harlingen High School South klsullivan@tamu.edu	Kassandra Lopez Hidalgo High School kllopez@tamu.edu

San Antonio 

Matthew Hernandez Memorial High School m.hernandez@tamu.edu	Brianna Moreno Kennedy High School bjmoreno@tamu.edu
Gissella Quezada Somerset High School gquezada@tamu.edu

Bryan/College Station

applytexas.org
ApplyTexas was created through a collaborative effort between the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the colleges and universities represented on the site. The goal of the project is to offer a centralized means for both Texas and non-Texas students to apply to the many outstanding postsecondary institutions available in Texas.

fafsa.ed.gov
Completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the first step toward getting federal aid for college, career school, or graduate school.

sat.collegeboard.org
The SAT and SAT Subject Tests are a suite of tools designed to assess your academic readiness for college. These exams provide a path to opportunities, financial support and scholarships, in a way that's fair to all students. The SAT and SAT Subject Tests keep pace with what colleges are looking for today, measuring the skills required for success in the 21st century.

actstudent.org
The ACT is not an aptitude or an IQ test. The test questions on the ACT are directly related to what you have learned in your high school courses in English, mathematics, reading, and science. Every day you attend class you are preparing for the ACT. The harder you work in school, the more prepared you will be for the test. By taking the ACT, you make yourself visible to colleges and scholarship agencies, so it's another way to help you get ready for life after high school.

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