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Five ways to avoid that cringe-worthy essay
You want your essay to be the one that is passed around the admissions office…. or not. It’s a little bit like the difference between being famous and infamous. We…
Read moreStaying healthy on campus
They’re gone. All summer long you worried about their dorm room, what classes they’d take, how they’d adjust socially, if they will run out of money, if they will be…
Read moreSnowplow parents getting in the way
I get it, I’m a few years past sending my kids off to college. But, have things really changed that much? It seems so when I hear stories about what…
Read moreLots of changes this year
Admissions policies, testing expectations, and the number of essays a student needs to write are all fluid pieces in the puzzle of college admissions. This year, like many other years,…
Read moreMore Freshman Survival Secrets
The big transition isn’t too far away. Many soon-to-be freshmen have already been on campus for orientation, most have their roommates lined up and beneath the veneer of excited anticipation,…
Read moreFreshmen Survival Secrets
There’s lots of anticipation and pressure as 18 year olds head off to college for the first time. How many times have “almost freshmen” heard — “these are the best…
Read moreDonuts and essays – it’s time…
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…
Read moreThere’s still time for summer campus visits
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…
Read moreWhat’s up with the obsession around packing for college?
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…
Read moreSupplemental college essay prompts are trickling out
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…
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