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This time of year I sound a lot like the old Dunkin’ Donuts commercial… “it’s time to make the donuts” – because I keep saying, “it’s time to write the

People always seem to apologize when they’re making plans for summer campus visits; “I’m sorry, I know we should have done all this sooner, during spring break, but we couldn’t

Even though their first footstep into a college classroom is more than a month away, rising college freshmen, and many mothers, are already obsessing about what to pack. For most

If you’re a rising senior and you ask any of your soon-to-be-college-freshmen friends for one piece of advise about college applications, I know what it would be… They would tell

My first question to Rachel was “What do you wish you knew then that you know now?” Rachel, after all, is officially a veteran of the college admissions process. While

Perhaps you’re not one of those super-organized, type-A people who firmed up their summer plans last January. And, right about now you’re finding yourself with more than a little free

First piece of advice is for everyone; parents and students, to be mindful of the transition. Parents can’t revert to treating their college students the way they did in high

Letters of recommendation carry varying weight, depending on the perspective of the college or university and who writes them. The more selective colleges may ask for two or three recommendation

I always believed that Hallmark was responsible for creating June’s catchy marketing moniker “Dads and Grads.” Just as Father’s Day gifts have thankfully moved beyond standard-issue ties, so too, can

Question: What’s the one thing no high school senior expects at the end of their college application process? Answer: To have no college options, no place to go. While some