Category: Resources

Planning for Success: How to Build Your High School Course Schedule

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 […]

Researching Colleges: Tips for Your Search (no matter what your summer holds)  

Last weekend I was sitting at the pool with my eight year-old, and I felt something in me relax… almost like a mental sigh. You know, the feeling you get when summer approaches.  School for my son is not quite over, and admission offices work year-round, so there’s no long summer break in sight for […]

Navigating Financial Aid Letters: Making Sense of College Offers

This week we welcome Regional Director of Admission for the Mid-Atlantic, Kathleen Voss, to the blog. Welcome, Kathleen! When I started out in college admission, my director at the time encouraged me to learn as much as I could about financial aid. I worked for a small school, and we had to wear a lot […]