Back in the day, I made a copy of a one-page application to East Texas State University, filled in all the blanks and dropped it in the mail. A couple weeks later an acceptance letter arrived and my next four years were set. Fast forward 38 years...
READ MORESo, what’s going on with Harvard admissions? Don’t they want the best and the brightest students the world has to offer? Of course they do; they just want them in numbers that mirror the overall percentages of the population. This is where a...
READ MORECurious thing about words… Do you ever look at a word and wonder how it got its meaning? Well, it doesn’t take much imagination to figure out how deadline got its meaning. Civil War prisoners actually forfeited their lives if they crossed a line...
READ MOREIt’s easy to identify parents who have kids that are active and/or motivated to do things. Sooner or later (usually sooner) an activity list will begin streaming from their lips that includes practices, games, performances, recitals, tutoring...
READ MORENovember 1st came and went and the sun still came up on November 2nd even though you didn’t get all your applications submitted in time to beat the priority deadline. So, you won’t get a response from the college before Christmas. If that is the...
READ MORE“It’s October already, what do you mean you don’t know where you want to go or what you want to study”? Unfortunately, far too many parents, friends and counselors are asking that question this time of year. The students on the receiving end of...
READ MOREInterviewing with a college will likely not make or break the chance that a given student will be accepted into a university. There are always exceptions but few students would say or do something so ridiculous as to get such a strong reaction...
READ MOREThe biggest mistake that people make is not filling out the FAFSA or filling it out late. That makes no sense to me, but we were all raised in different homes… Abigail Hess did an excellent job of communicating the importance of completing the...
READ MOREWell, college can be a scary proposition for some people. Others can’t wait for the experience, while still others could take it or leave it. At the best ones, there are long lines and no guarantee that you will get to the front of the line...
READ MOREBy Valerie Strauss However difficult getting into college may have been, it turns out, that may have been the easiest part of the transition to college life, admissions officials say. Inadequate preparation, unrealistic expectations and other...
READ MOREWhen I saw the title of this article written by Jessica Yeager, “The College Admissions Advice Kids Have Sworn By For Years Is Wrong” my first thought was, here we go… But I was pleasantly surprised by the insight she displayed in finding a major...
READ MOREWith the early launch of applications, many motivated seniors have already received acceptance letters from colleges. But for those who have little desire to be first, the college application essays are still a hurdle to be cleared. Every year I...
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