Carolina College Bound
How to Make the Final Decision
The colleges have made their decisions and now students are in the driver’s seat and by May 1 they must notify the college they choose to attend. All students, even…
Read moreWait-list purgatory
I’m sure you’re tired of hearing how “this was an incredibly tough year,” – truth is IT WAS and that means a lot more students were put on wait-lists and…
Read moreWait-list Fundamentals
Within a week, all admissions decisions will be complete, notifications made and we’ll all be watching the fabulous tear-jerking videos of deserving students finding out they’ve been accepted into their…
Read moreLast minute campus visit tips
Typically what I’m saying to families at this time of the year is “load up your mini-vans and head for the airports and highways for the annual spring break campus…
Read moreVarsity Blues scandal – two years later
On March 17th Netflix released Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal, a documentary about the bribery scandal from 2019. It’s a powerful film that shows the ugly underbelly of what…
Read moreHonors College – Each state’s best kept secret
The saying goes … “It is easier to make a big school smaller than it is to make a small school bigger.” Shortly after the decisions roll in, high school…
Read moreHow to start thinking about the Common App’s newest prompt
The Common Application offers students seven different essay prompts from which they need to choose just one, and write an essay of 250-650 words. Six of the seven are the…
Read moreAthletic recruitment 101
Hey Hollywood, how about a new television show called “So You Think You Can Be A Professional Athlete?” The stats aren’t encouraging. According to http://www.ncaa.org there are a few million high school…
Read moreLearn from one who has been there and done that
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…
Read moreFebruary is the time to plan ahead
When you’re looking at the college admissions timeline, February is all about planning ahead. There are two key items that need to be addressed in February: Campus Visits – February…
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