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 […]
Snowflakes & Small Talk: Handling College Questions with Confidence
Tis the season for family gatherings and lots of questions. Last year around this time I posted a survival guide for juniors and seniors who are about to navigate winter break, and I believe in it so much that we’re sharing it again (for the people in the back!). So many things can change in a year […]
Are you there, Buzz? It’s me, a deferred student.
It’s officially the season where you may be faced with the difficult news of an admission decision that feels like a non-decision: deferral. Now, if you don’t read beyond this paragraph, here is what I want you to get out of this blog post: yes, deferral sucks, and I’m giving you permission to scream at the sky and go get your favorite sweet treat. But, in the long term, I promise […]
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 […]
Wardrobes and Weatherproofing: Tools for Building a Balanced College List
Imagine you open your closet and have seven shirts that are the same color and style. No variation. No choice. In this thought experiment, how does that make you feel? Limited? Confined? Maybe even unprepared? Most people want more choices, not less. You want variety. Agency. A chance to make a different wardrobe decision […]