I had a wise mother ask the other day how to encourage her child who was facing important testing and applications over the next few months. It all seemed so overwhelming. There is not much you can do to alter the amount of things that need to happen, but there is a lot you can [read more] …
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It is Time to Get Moving!
Summer is nearing its end and many of you are staring the senior year of high school straight in the face. It is a bittersweet time to be sure. If you are like me, the questions race through your head. How did they grow up so quickly? Are they really ready to leave home? Have [read more] …
The Most Important Thing in Letters of Recommendation
Before the end of the junior year, your student should take the time to determine whom they will ask to write their letters of recommendation for college. This normally involves two teachers of core subjects and potentially an extracurricular activity or character reference. Parents and students often make the mistake of thinking that the more [read more] …
Keep Moving!
We’ve just passed November 1, the first of several deadlines for college applications. After the stress of this initial push to get Early applications finished, many students are lulled into a sense of complacency. They feel they can wait until the mid-December announcements to begin work on the rest of the college applications should they [read more] …
Remember to Breathe
You can cut the tension with a knife in the homes of many high school seniors about now. Kids are wide-eyed and sleep deprived. Mothers are resorting to tears or raised voices. Rigorous classes are taking their tolls and college applications are way more complicated than anticipated. Things can deteriorate quickly if we don’t take [read more] …