I am not going to tell you how many college fairs I have attended in my 17 years in admission, but let’s put the over/under at A LOT. Why title this “a view from the trashcan”? I have not always worked for a college that begins with the letter G, which currently puts me in […]
College Admission Signals
My son is 15 and learning to drive. Sitting (squirming/ praying) in the car with a new driver has brought back some incredibly vivid 30-year-old memories from my driver’s education experience. Our county offered this class at the district level. So, as sophomores we’d load the bus and head off to a joint facility shared […]
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 […]
Life Lessons From SNL and College Admissions
There are pros and cons to your kids getting older. Pro- No changing diapers or using a snot sucker during the winter (the diaper part was year-round, fyi. Don’t think I was just a seasonal diaper changer). Con- No more kids rates/deals on food, flights, or theme parks. Pro- Travel is much easier. No stroller […]
Is That a Good School?
Listen to the podcast: Spreaker | Spotify | Apple Podcasts On Sunday after lunch, I was watching college football highlights, when the back-and-forth battle in Happy Valley between the University of Illinois and Penn State came on. At the time, my 10-year-old daughter was stretching on the living room floor next to me (something I […]