Re-upping this blog based on a few recent conversations with college and neighborhood friends who have kids in the admission process right now. Instead of texting or calling individually, I’ll just be forwarding this. You may call it impersonal– I call it efficient. Po-tay-toe, Po-taa-toe! Regardless, if you are a senior, or you are currently […]
What do colleges want?
My wife has celiac disease. While many people do not know exactly what that is, they have at least heard of “gluten” and are familiar with the GF or grain symbol on food labels in the grocery store or at restaurants. 20 years ago, however, when she was first diagnosed, that was definitely not the […]
Applying to College Isn’t Like The Movies
Listen to the Podcast: Spreaker | Spotify | Apple Podcasts This week we welcome current Admission Digital Media Student Assistant Sarah Engel to the blog. Welcome, Sarah! This admission blog has long been written by experts in application evaluation, the admission counselors themselves. But they’ve always hoped you would seek out additional voices in your college […]
Handling Admission Decisions — A Coach’s Guide
Earlier this week my son played in a middle school basketball game. With two seconds left, he lined up to shoot free throws. He walked to the line, bounced the ball slowly several times, eyed his shot and released. Rattling from the front of the rim to the back, the ball ultimately glanced off the […]
College Admission- A Long-term Vision
“I can’t wait to get that extra hour of sleep this weekend!” “This is great. We can stay up until midnight twice on Saturday.” “I wish we could ‘fall back’ every weekend, so we could get an extra hour before Mondays.” These are three statements I heard last Friday at work and at home (Identities […]