Waiting is rarely fun. In fact, these days our patience for waiting is lower than ever, especially in a world filled with instant gratification. We hate waiting so much that we create entire processes designed to reduce our waiting time (or avoid it altogether!). From overnight shipping to call ahead dining, we’ve found ways to […]
Deferred Admission: What You Need to Know
This week we welcome Assistant Director of Admission, Ashley Brookshire, to the blog. Welcome, Ashley! If you were with us for last month’s blog, then hopefully you are aware of (and perhaps even embracing?) the gray-area that is college admission. In keeping with that theme, let’s venture to a topic that some of you may […]
5th Annual College Admissions Preparation Day
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 […]
The Admissions Waitlist…..NOOOOO!!!!
Because both of our kids have practice or other obligations most nights, we do not watch much TV in real time. However, this spring between the NCAA tournament, the NBA playoffs, and Carson Garrett (a Georgia Tech student) on Survivor, we’ve been a bit more tuned in lately. Naturally, along with the shows and the […]
Focus on Admission
It is Saturday at 5:30 a.m. and pouring rain. There are two ways I can view this fact: It’s dark, windy, early, and of course… it is the weekend. Naturally, it’s been beautiful all week (while I was working and could not really enjoy the weather). I am only up because I set my […]