Every year a number of parents usher their bright students into a preliminary meeting with me to explore the possibility of getting help with college planning. Typically, I can gauge the level of student buy-in for the process before a word is...
READ MOREI know this will not be of much help to the seniors trying to decide which acceptance letter to send back, but if financial aid will play a part in your college decision; you need to compile a list of colleges with available scholarships in mind...
READ MOREImproving college admissions is a constant topic of debate. What has become obvious to me is that many opinions are formed from a solitary point of view. Something I agree with changing are all the options in the way the student can apply. The...
READ MOREAfter many years working in education institutions, I viewed the stories about the Landry College Preparatory School with a little skepticism. I didn’t jump to the conclusion that anything underhanded was going on, just a feeling that there was...
READ MORENo, it’s not the kind of hangover you get from being intoxicated. I have been processing the sensory overload from spending a perfect afternoon at one of the most successful renaissance fairs in the country. In addition to the food and drinks, I...
READ MOREMore importantly, does your favorite college know you are interested in them? If you are asking what difference does that make, then you don’t understand the concept of demonstrated interest. Demonstrated interest is doing things that let a...
READ MOREI talk almost non-stop to parents, tweens, teens and students in their early 20’s about getting into and succeeding in college. The story doesn’t end with the words, “and they all lived happily ever after” once someone graduates from college...
READ MOREJust last week I got a call from a mom about her son who is a senior in high school. She said that he needed help with an essay. By the end of the conversation I had agree help him. The essay was emailed to me right away and we met the next day...
READ MOREBack in college, I participated in a fitness and conditioning study. One measurement taken was endurance. It was measured by running on a treadmill that tilted up one grade and sped up one mile per hour at regular intervals. What does this have...
READ MOREA piece of ageless advice to consider when making plans to do anything is, “begin with the end in mind.” Stephen Covey taught us to do this with his second habit. This habit/advice should be placed squarely in the center of the college planning...
READ MOREYour happy, healthy high school senior is doing great. Over the past 12-13 years, their grades are always near the top of their class, they have been active in athletic and/or academic competitions, they eagerly participated in community service...
READ MOREThere are plenty of terms these days to describe parents who shield their children from any and all unpleasant things the world has to offer. They make sure the kids take their vitamin supplements, that all their homework receives 100 percent or...
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