The spring of the junior year is the best time for students to approach their potential college recommenders. Here’s why. It is best to have recommenders write while the teen’s performance is still fresh in their minds. They can recall specific details of class leadership demonstrated by the student or share the fresh insights your [read more] …
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The Value of a Gap Year
Contrary to popular belief, the teen years are not always a lockstep march through four years of high school. In fact, some of the most interesting people I have met have taken a very different path through the high school years. Some have put high school on pause for a year to build a business, [read more] …
College Supplements – Final Thread in the Tapestry
College applications are an intriguing web of interrelated threads, each highlighting a part of the story, yet all weaving together if the final product is to be cohesive and beautiful. Your student is given opportunities to show multiple dimensions of their lives via their personal statement as well as the Honors and Activities section. Recommenders [read more] …
College Myths
There are many legends that parents hold dear when they are contemplating their child’s educational future. These stories comfort in unsure seasons and allow us to gloss over troubling aspects of our child’s profile. Here are a few that I deal with on a routine basis: If our child accomplishes the right scores on [read more] …
The Fragile Application Cycle
We have lived so long with instant communication and the magic of the online world that many of us tend to forget how fragile it really is. I once heard tell that one of the early pioneers of the internet is still amazed that it works at all. My kids are employed in the background [read more] …