As we approach the admission deposit deadline, seniors aren’t the only ones preparing for a big life transition. Parents, we know you have a big transition ahead of you too. This week we asked the Director of Georgia Tech’s Parent & Family Programs, Laci Weeden, to share her tips for parents on how to navigate the […]
Ask Better Questions
In the world of college admission there is always debate about the “best school” in the nation. As quickly as someone holds up Stanford or Harvard, someone else will poke holes in the methodology, or challenge that they may not be tops for every major, and so on and so forth. There are so many varying “sources” […]
Navigating College Admissions: An UN-romantic Solution
I distinctly remember growing up and watching my parents have “Sunday night meetings.” They would bring their calendars (yep, hard copy with pencils) to the kitchen after we’d cleared the table to discuss the week ahead. When we were little, my sister and I really didn’t understand what they were doing. We were just glad they […]
College Admission: Same as it Ever Was?
This week we welcome Regional Director of Admission, Mid-Atlantic, Kathleen Voss to the blog! In the college admission world, I am considered a dinosaur – which is a polite way of saying I am a fossil. To put things into perspective, the summer after college, the president walked into my office and said, “We’re implementing […]
College Admission: False Voices and Escape Strategies
Little kids love stories. But if you are going to truly entertain them, you have to really develop the villain. Since I went to UNC, I often base my antagonist in Durham. With the Blue Devils living there, it’s quite easy to build a series of stories around the devious King K plotting in his Gothic […]