Latest Webinar is up: How to Approach the Common App Personal Statement + News & Notes for July.

“From the bureaucratic minutia to the deep introspection, submitting a college application is possibly the biggest achievement of your kid’s life to date” ~Kelly Corrigan It’s Summer 2024 and I am deep in the heart of application season! This is a repost from my blog but it is still relevant and rings true. If you

My June webinar has the usual News & Notes on the latest goings on in college admissions with a focus on some of the current challenges for families going through the process.Then I do a deep into the waitlist-what it is, the reason schools are using this enrollment management tool more frequently, how to accept

If you follow me on YouTube or read my blog, you know I am a fan of state flagships for many reasons. I wrote about this here and here. Richard Moll, a Yale admissions representative, wrote a book called “The Public Ivys” in 1985. He listed the public colleges that resemble Ivy League schools. Here

My First Job One of my first jobs out of college was working in the Human Resource department of a large, wholesale nursery grower on the West Coast. I had no HR experience, but I spoke fluent Spanish, so I was hired.   This company brought in thousands of temporary workers for the growing season. One

My first piece on writing the personal statement had some tips on how to approach the Common App essay. Part 2 is a list of topics to avoid. Your personal statement is a place to highlight things about yourself. Here are five things that you should not do with the personal statement: The personal statement

This post is going up on May 1st, which in any other year is a big deal-this is National Deposit Day. The new FAFSA rollout has created a massive delay and many schools have had to move their deadline back. I address all of this in my May webinar below!

“You don’t have to shoot for perfection…just tell us your story.” ~Jacob Browne Dean of Admission, Eckerd College I am shifting gears and turning my focus to my cohort of juniors as my seniors finalize their decisions. Naturally, writing always comes up in our meetings and they wonder about how to write the college essay. 

My April webinar has the usual News & Notes on the latest in college admissions with a focus on the news around standardized tests and information about the FAFSA debacle. Then I take a long look at how to choose between colleges when there are multiple options. I open with a quote from adolescent psychologist

I write this on April 7th. The colleges have released all of their decisions and the next leg of the admissions season puts the ball in the students’ court. Now the colleges are on pins and needles, hoping to fill their class and meet their institutional enrollment priorities. If you know a senior in high