Campus Visits
Rookie parent mistakes on campus visits
If this spring break is going to be your first stroll on a college campus since your own graduation day, here are four tips to avoid some rookie-parent campus visit…
Read moreMake the most of upcoming campus visits
My campus visit mantra is: “It is worth more than two hours of your time if you might spend four years of your life there.” I am a strong advocate…
Read morePros of taking a year off
What are the advantages of taking a gap year? For the student with a defined career interest, a gap year offers a terrific opportunity to delve into more depth. Many…
Read moreIs taking a year off a good idea?
Have you or your child ever even considered the possibility of NOT heading to college immediately after graduating from high school? Think about it for a moment. It’s liberating. I…
Read moreHow you spend your summer vacation is important – Part 2
Thankfully once students reach high school, they are no longer required to write the often painfully boring “what I did over my summer vacation” essay. But that doesn’t mean that…
Read moreI know it’s winter, but it’s time to think about summer…
Summer provides the best opportunity for students to separate themselves from the pack. As the number of students applying to colleges continues its upward trajectory, so, too, does the need…
Read more“Senioritis” – avoid it at all costs — Part 2
Tis the season, no, not Christmas, but it’s senior slump time. Like seasonal allergies, “senioritis” goes into attack mode around this time each year. Merriam-Webster http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/senioritis defines senioritis as, “an…
Read more`Senior slump’ could have severe consequences – Part 1
Many seniors feel as if the entire college admissions process is behind them; they’ve been accepted and made their final decision. Some have “checked out” of high school early. They…
Read moreBeing deferred – what to do? what not to do? — Part II
Being deferred is NOT the same as being rejected. It may feel that way for students, but this year, with a record number of early applications, there has also been…
Read moreWhat to do if you’re deferred… Part 1
When students apply to college via Early Decision- ED (binding) or Early Action-EA (non-binding) programs there are earlier deadlines and earlier notification. Most students expect one of two outcomes: acceptance…
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