Count how many times I use some form of the word 鈥渞ecommend鈥 in this blog entry! Two teacher recommendations are requested by most colleges, in addition to one from your high school counselor. The purpose of these recommendations is to...Read More
Congratulations on getting accepted to your top choice school! 聽What a smart college聽to recognize what a great addition you would make to their campus! If you are like increasing numbers of college applicants, you decided to apply to your top...Read More
To all College-Bound Juniors and Seniors Once you have thought about your elevator pitch, building a resume is your next step. Although your college of choice may not require a formal resume, I encourage you to start working on one....Read More
Realizing that you may be feeling inundated with opinions, instructions, demands, assessments, and requirements right about now, I synthesized this Top 5 tips list for you: Start early!聽 Begin thinking about and working on applications during spring of your junior...Read More
For some students, playing college sports is a lifetime dream. Identifying appropriate colleges is the most important factor in the recruiting process.聽 I know of many hopeful athletes who have spent more money chasing scholarship offers than the actual value...Read More
Oftentimes, my clients have the BEST ideas! This tech-savvy generation has so much information at their fingertips, and they are constantly teaching me new tricks.聽 One of my motivated college-bound clients set up several 鈥済oogle news alerts鈥 for her specific...Read More
To all College-Bound Seniors: With college deadlines just around the corner, it is time to kick it into high gear! Don鈥檛 tire out on turkey. Use the Thanksgiving holiday to finish up your college applications. 聽Even if you haven鈥檛 started...Read More
Have you followed CNN host and author Fareed Zakaria鈥檚 current publicity tour for his new book,聽In Defense of a Liberal Education? With all of the focus on STEM degrees and career preparedness, I was excited to hear a political pundit...Read More
Can you keep a secret?聽 Well, most people can鈥檛.聽 Even if they promise they will.聽 Your college target list and application details are your personal information, and I don鈥檛 believe they should be shared with your friends or classmates. I...Read More
To Parents of Juniors/Seniors聽 As I turn the calendar page to October, I recall that fall is for鈥umpkins, sweaters, football, and phone calls from FRANTIC parents of college bound juniors and seniors. Even those parents who are historically disciplined about...Read More