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Why hire a college consultant for your 9th or 10th grader
Your kiddo has just started high school. They're getting used to new teachers, a new building, a new way of doing things. Surely, it is too early to send them to a college counselor. They haven't had a chance to settle into high school yet -- there will be plenty of time to stress them out about college later. Why subject your child to all that now? And it's true. There will be time later. But getting started NOW will make things smoother, less stressful right out of the gate
Sep 2, 20252 min read
The Early Bird Gets the Worm
Have you ever heard the expression "if you're on time, you're late"? The idea is that if you're late, you're late, but if you get somewhere just on time, you're still late -- you're harried, and you've probably forgotten something. Well, I don't know if it's how I was raised, or nature, or a combination of the two, but when left to my own devices, I tend to run late. Regular late, not "on time" late. And if so, I arrive flustered. My hat gets left at home. I have time for mas
Feb 232 min read
Have a high school junior? Get started now to make college admissions less stressful
find out why investing in college admissions consulting your child's junior year is worthwhile.
Feb 92 min read
Is there a scholarship secret?
My college seniors and I are currently in the middle of the "hurry up and wait" part of the college application process. The applications are in. Most of the Early Action results are in. But it's too early to start deciding between schools because, in addition to the regular decisions, the complete financial aid letters are still coming in. It's hard to evaluate your options when you don't have a clear sense of how much those options will cost. A couple of my students, howev
Feb 22 min read
College admissions is not a game
Our kids chase so many things: an A in this class and that one, a spot on this team, a role in that play. Choose the right top, thrift the right shoes, collect the right number of likes. Even friendships at this age can feel like a scoreboard. Too often, adding college admissions to the mix only amplifies this stress-inducing way of life. Thinking about college becomes yet another scorecard -- apply to 10, no 15, no 20 colleges; getting into this one gets you ten (imaginary)
Nov 11, 20252 min read
Lessons from the Trenches: college application tips
It's November. Seniors have submitted their early action or early decision applications. Some even have started getting their acceptances. Now comes the really fun part -- figuring out where they've gotten in, which school might be the best fit; what their freshman year of college will look like. As they -- and I -- begin that work, we're also looking back at the lessons of this application season. I had a good crop of hard-working, motivated, brilliant seniors -- what I cal
Nov 10, 20252 min read
Helping your child through the College Admissions process when you didn't go to college in the US
College works differently in the US than it does almost anywhere else. From classes to dorms to relationships with professors, we here do...
Sep 18, 20252 min read
Which math class to choose?
As your child moves through the high school curriculum, there is often more and more choice. Biology in 10th grade or 11th? Yearbook or...
Sep 4, 20252 min read
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