Issues for Seniors

It’s almost time to fill out college applications. . . wait, but even before that, students need to write their supplemental essays and the angst-producing Great American stresser – the…

It seems all the focus has been on the seniors — no prom, no graduation and unsettling news for the fall at college. These are all very real concerns and…

Last week’s column covered the basics of Letters of Recommendation: Who do you ask? What should they say that will really make a difference? Where do these letter go? What…

WHAT TO DO IF YOU’RE WAIT-LISTED Commandment # 1 – DON’T WAIT Waiting, i.e., doing nothing is the one thing you shouldn’t do, if you have any interest in possibly…

Decisions have been released and high school seniors are trying to decide where to hopefully unpack next fall. Some were waiting to visit colleges once they were accepted and now…

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…

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…

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…

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…

It was nail-biting season for the three million high school seniors applying to college — and for their equally anxious parents. May 1 was official Decision Day when families needed…