Just days before the most recent Nov. 1 early application deadline, a friend, an independent educational consultant, emailed me. One of her clients had asked a friend to review an essay for her son, who was working with my friend. She wondered if I knew the outside reader; I did not. She also wondered if Read More
Basic Questions to Ask on College Visits Why differentiates this school from other colleges? Are you happy being a student (teacher) at this school? What are this school’s strengths? If you had to say, what’s your biggest complaint about this college? What is one area where this school could improve? How accessible are the professors, Read More
The truth is that moving can be incredibly stressful. One study revealed that over 58% of Americans find moving more stressful than planning for a wedding! Many of your students will be leaving their homes for the first times to go out on their own. This can cause a great deal of anxiety. For Sale Read More
The Spring 2020 issue will be published in February. We have a great line-up of articles scheduled for you. Here is a summary of those articles: * Embrace the Change: A Foundation for Early Growth and Transition for High School Seniors – Authored by a Counselor at the Woodlynde School in PA * 10 Tips Read More
New Year’s is a time for resolutions and reorganization. As you speak with the parents of your students, now is the time to help them understand and start implementing the college timeline for their children. There is no need for them to be intimidated, with proper planning and execution, there is plenty of time to Read More
There is very little way around it. For most colleges, you will be required to submit an essay with your application. Many students dread this part of the college application process and find writing their college essay to be a stressful and time-consuming task. The writing process, including choosing a topic, will be easier if Read More
Just after Christmas, we got a call from a student inquiring about an additional essay required by the University of Michigan for deferred students. He wanted help writing it. The student was “postponed” by the Ross School of Business. He wondered if he should call the admissions office, submit additional information beyond the additional essay, Read More
For weeks, your daughter has anxiously checked her account on College X’s portal. She refreshes her email several times each day and even treks out to the snail mailbox to see if her fate has been delivered there. She is hoping for an acceptance to her first-choice college, one that was chosen carefully after an Read More
We posted many blogs in 2019 in our E-newsletter that goes out bi-weekly during the school year. These are the top 10 based on click throughs to the blog post: 1. Summer internships for High School Students – January 9, 2019 e-newsletter 2. The Truth About Extracurricular Activities and Highly Selective Colleges – May 15, Read More
Results from the October PSAT have been released. Your PSAT/NMSQT (National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test) scores are ready online, you should have received an email with instructions on creating your College Board account, going to your online score report, and using your access code to view your scores. The PSAT score report is full of helpful Read More
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