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, your hair is out of place, 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 a

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

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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