Our last blog was geared toward helping students applying to college keep an open mind about their choices and options, and ensure they have a solid support system around them. I am hopeful students actually read the piece and will take my advice to heart, because the only emails I received afterward were from parents. […]
Transition Tips for Parents and Families
This week’s blog is from Georgia Tech’s Director of Parent & Family Programs, Laci Weeden. She shares helpful tips for parents and supporting adults on how to navigate the transition from home to campus. Welcome, Laci! Learn more and listen to Q&A about this blog on the College Admission Brief podcast: Spreaker | Apple Podcasts […]
Be A Good Partner
Learn more and listen to Q&A about this blog on the College Admission Brief podcast: Spreaker | Apple Podcasts | Spotify Last week my wife and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary, so the parallels between love and admission have been on my mind lately. Do I acknowledge some portion of readers will be bewildered by […]
Here Comes the Sun: A Parent’s Perspective on Deny
Learn more and listen to Q&A about this blog on the College Admission Brief podcast: Apple | Spotify | Spreaker | Google This week we welcome Regional Director of Admission for the Mid Atlantic, Kathleen Voss, to the blog. Welcome, Kathleen! Rick Clark, I actively AVOIDED your previous two blogs about messages for parents of students […]
Three (MORE) Messages Parents of High School Students Need to Hear About College Admission
Learn more and listen to Q&A about this blog on the College Admission Brief podcast! Apple | Spotify | Spreaker | Google …and we’re back. As mentioned in Part I, I decided to write these two blogs specifically for my friends, neighbors, and other adults in my life who now have kids in high school […]