Admissions Counselors Nosh and Grouse at Annual Conference

When admissions deans and high-school counselors get together, they tend to have serious conversations. But their gatherings are hardly dull.

There were plenty of colorful scenes at the National Association for College Admission Counseling's annual conference in Tampa last month -- and no shortage of parties.

On the first night, attendees sipped sangria while a steel-drum band played. In one corner, two gray-haired admissions officials discussed skipping the next day's

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