During college application season, students just think they are the most stressed member of the family. If the truth be known, it is usually the moms, especially those who’ve homeschooled. It seems there is so much riding on the outcome: our child’s future career and earning potential, their happiness and well-being and, to be brutally [read more] …
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How to Handle the Additional Information Section
Many people get to the last of the Common Application’s main section and see the burgundy title: Additional Information. It invites applicants to provide details of circumstances or qualifications not reflected in the application (emphasis mine). The first reaction is to try to upload a resume, cram in more details, or over explain what is [read more] …
Finding a Balance
As students reach upper high school, parents suddenly find themselves in a quandary. What should be required of this almost-adult family member who seemingly has too much to do and not enough time to do it? We don’t want to jeopardize their future academically, yet we don’t want to raise self-centered snobs, either. When time [read more] …
Managing the Senior Year
If your student has just started their senior year and summer has been busy, you have likely found yourself in the situation of staring down the gun barrel of college applications. It is the time of year that parents begin to panic and kids wonder where the time will come from to actually write essays [read more] …
Deciding on a College
The next few weeks are busy ones for seniors who have just received decisions from their college applications. April is known as visit month and students will be traveling to colleges all over the country to get a feel for campus life. It is important to take these stays seriously and go with a list [read more] …