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College Admissions: Kindness & Character Matter in Life & On the Common App Essays  2022-23

College Admissions: Kindness & Character Matter in Life & On the Common App Essays 2022-23

  College Admissions – TEST OPTIONAL? SAT vs ACT- What’s Required? Retest? Send Score? Understanding TEST OPTIONAL Policies Common App 2022-23 STEM COLLEGE PLANNING Greetings Students and Families Today  I discuss “Character” == essential...
College Admissions & Undergraduate Success  Gap Year?  Finances Changed? Tips for New College Freshman

College Admissions & Undergraduate Success Gap Year? Finances Changed? Tips for New College Freshman

Greetings Students and Families! Congratulations to our Graduating High School Seniors– College Freshman! I’m so proud of everyone! You accomplished so much completing much of high school during a pandemic—adapting and succeeding. As we transition...
College Admissions- How Your Online College Counselor Can Help You Stay on Target with College Planning Goals

College Admissions- How Your Online College Counselor Can Help You Stay on Target with College Planning Goals

Greetings Students and Families, We just concluded another academic year – Congratulations to all middle and high school students for what really is extraordinary given the unpredictable situation you’ve all experienced throughout the pandemic. Many of the...
College Admissions and College Planning- – Ideas to Explore and Recharge During Summer Break

College Admissions and College Planning- – Ideas to Explore and Recharge During Summer Break

Greetings Students and Families, I know many of you are regular readers of my blog and have been following my updates about all things related to the impact of COVID on College Planning, College Admissions and the Common-App season ahead.  Summer vacation is underway...
College Applications- Scholarships? Where’s The MONEY???  $$$$ – It’s There!

College Applications- Scholarships? Where’s The MONEY??? $$$$ – It’s There!

Greetings, Somewhere in your college planning you  may have concluded you’re ineligible for financial aid but hopefully appreciate the practice of “tuition discounting” – a different version of scholarships. In this blog series I’ll help...
College Applications – Increase Chances of College Acceptance- Contests & Competitions

College Applications – Increase Chances of College Acceptance- Contests & Competitions

Greetings Students and Families, We are zooming along in the second-semester and it’s the perfect time for a check-up  – Planning Courses, Exploring Summer Opportunities, Confirming Testing Schedules, Planning Virtual College Campus Visits, Thinking about...