This week we welcome Assistant Director of Admission, Danielle Foote, to the blog. Welcome, Danielle! It’s the most wonderful time of the year…course registration season! Call me nerdy, but I always loved the fresh promise of a new year with an open schedule, a course catalog of classes I couldn’t wait to try out, and […]
Your Path, Your Pace: Building Your Story Through High School Activities
This week we welcome Assistant Director of Admission, Ashley Brookshire, to the blog. Welcome, Ashley! I am a proud mom to three amazing kiddos (the youngest is only 10 months old, so it’s hard to tell quite yet, but we’re pretty sure she’s on the path to awesomeness). As a parent, I try to maintain […]
Preparing Your College Application: You Are Asking the Wrong Questions
I recently worked seven days in a row with six of those days boasting some very large college fairs. You can find some of my thoughts about college fairs here and I have more thoughts on that topic in a part 2 coming next spring. Notable fair moments included fairs so hot my glasses fogged […]
Seniors, Can We ChatGPT?
Last week I wrote a piece for rising juniors about how they could consider using generative AI platforms such as ChatGPT and others in order to assist in their college search. The takeaway is that these tools are helpful for brainstorming, iterating, and sparking thought and reactions, which is essentially what the college search, application, […]
Tell Yourself a Different (College Admission) Story
Learn more and listen to Q&A about this blog on the College Admission Brief podcast: Spreaker | Apple Podcasts | Spotify Last week I received an email entitled “Admission Fears.” The title struck me immediately, but what saddened me was it was sent from an 8th grader. Her note was only three sentences and did […]