Photo by Rob Boudon For a humorous break from worrying about your senior's progress on college applications and essays, check out the following article in Business Insider about prompts for essays from previous years. My personal favorite is the one about Kermit the Frog. The 15 Most Ridiculous College Application Questions [...]
I just read an interesting piece in Slate.com, written by an admissions officer, entitled "Unrigging the Admissions System." It contains some useful guidelines about things to avoid and what to include in the college essay. The article also confirms what many of us already know: that college admissions is an unfair process, and the advantage [...]
Sending "kids" off to college represents a developmental milestone that is challenging for parents and students alike. Both face challenges and new adventures, albeit in different ways. To that end, I am reading a terrific guidebook called "The Launching Years," by Laura Kastner and Jennifer Wyatt. For anyone sending a child to college now or [...]
These few weeks are filled with so many conflicting emotions as we move our young adults into their college dorms. It certainly seems true that each year of our adult lives goes by faster. This seems especially true as we say goodbye to our now grown children and help them with their first steps [...]
For anyone with a rising high school junior, check out Sunday's (August 4) New York Times Education Life supplement for interesting information regarding testing and admissions, as well as other college-related articles.
The waning days of summer before senior year of high school is a perfect time to start filling out the Common Application, or "Common App.” It can be found at www.commonapp.org. The Common App is accepted at a large number of colleges and universities. Many schools will also use the Common App to collect basic [...]
College visits are a great summer activity for high school seniors For those of you with rising high school seniors, these few months of summer are the cherished calm before the storm. While rising seniors will take most of their summers relaxing, there are some good ways you can help [...]
If you are like millions of parents across the country, you are either driving to pick up your college students at school, or having them return home on their own. Either way, this "happy" transition may not be the wonderful reunion you have been anticipating for weeks. First, some of our kids are sad to [...]
This time of year can be full of transitions for parents and children alike. WIth the school year drawing to a close--events like proms and graduations, and preparations for moving forward to college, high school or even middle school next fall--life can feel very hectic and unsettling. Many people experience a lot of stress [...]
Many parents and students wonder what the differences between the SAT and ACT are. For whatever reason, East Coast schools have always had a bias towards the SAT, while we in the Midwest generally prefer the ACT -- with the exception of the very top tier students, who are often encouraged to take both. In [...]
