The final stage of the college admissions season is here! By April 1 colleges have released their application decisions. Accepted, rejected or waitlisted, students have thirty days to finalize their plans. They must submit a deposit by May 1 to the college where they plan to attend. If you have a senior, here are some […]
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Are you a senior? Are you the parent of a senior? You are now within sixty days of having to submit a deposit to attend college in the fall. Yep, this is starting to get real! You are no longer in the hypothetical world of “Maybe this college would be a good fit” or “I
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It is the middle of February. Applications are submitted and seniors are left to patiently wait for decisions to be mailed by April 1. So what is happening behind the closed doors of admissions offices around the country? One of my favorite clips gives a peak behind the scenes at Amherst College, in Amherst, MA.
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Application season is winding down. If you have a senior, the time to submit applications is coming to a close. Students are transitioning from writing essays, completing transcript requests and sending test scores, to a waiting period. What can a student do to ease their stress while they wait for colleges to make a decision?
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I sent this to the first group of seniors I ever worked with and I pulled it out because it still rings true. If you are a senior, or the parent of a senior, the December Early Decisions/Action notifications elevate stress levels. I hope this helps people stay grounded. Enjoy! As early application results come
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Many thanks to Mary Dell Harrington and Lisa Endlich Heffernan of Grown and Flown for inviting me to do a Facebook Q & A live on the Grown and Flown Facebook group. The link is below. Enjoy!
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November is a big month in the admissions world. If you have been hearing more chatter about college applications, you are not imagining things. This is the month when things heat up and deadlines loom large. If you have a student that would like to get an answer, or perhaps answers from colleges and not
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As the parent of a senior in high school, I am constantly asked where my son wants to go to school. It doesn’t matter if it is a close family member or if I am standing in the deli line at the supermarket. People are excited and curious and they ask, “Where does he want
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At the end of the summer I was speaking with a friend from college that has a child entering their junior year in high school. My friend mentioned that they visited the University of Maine in Orono and really liked it. I told my friend that this could be an excellent option because this school
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If you have a child approaching high school and you are wondering where to start the college search, I have the perfect book to get you started. I have read extensively about the college process, everything from academic texts to fiction. The first book that I recommend parents read, before their children even enter high school,