Happy New Year juniors! The mantle has officially been passed from the seniors to you. You’ve been watching and hearing your senior friends go through the college admissions process, and now it’s your turn. Buckle up parents and students – it won’t necessarily be bumpy, but it will be an     Continue Reading...

A parent asked me, “How do you get through the college admissions process without going crazy?” She talked about the stress she was feeling and the anxiety her daughter was expressing because she was trying to juggle college applications, homework, extracurricular activities, test     Continue Reading...

 Going through the college admissions process is a little like going through child birth. Young couples go from zero to 60 in a matter of weeks; at first knowing nothing and then magically knowing that this cry means their baby is hungry and that cry means a diaper needs to be changed. Parents who     Continue Reading...

Calling all families with high school juniors: the smartest thing you can do related to the college admissions process is not procrastinate. The good news is that if you haven’t done very much yet,  it’s not too late. Here’s a primer on what you should be thinking about over the     Continue Reading...

Now is the time for juniors to step up and get involved in the college admissions process. The first item on the agenda that many students overlook is getting to know themselves a little better. It is very common for juniors to create a college list based only on colleges with which they’re     Continue Reading...