This week we welcome Senior Admission Advisor, Julissa Ortiz, to the blog. Welcome, Julissa! Buying your first house is one of many milestones in life, and I had the joy of experiencing it earlier this year. At first, I was nervous about the process and unsure where to turn for advice. Luckily, I met an […]
Flexibility is the Future!
I’m surrounded by stretchers. Sorry, that sounds way too serious. I mean I am surrounded by a lot of people who stretch. My wife is a physical therapist. If you’ve never been to a PT (or lived with one), good for you. We were married before she went to Physical Therapy school and I work […]
A Winter Break Survival Kit: A Guide to Holiday Conversations about Your College Search
I am the mom of an 8-year-old child. Recently I was speaking with a new potential babysitter who had come over for a get-to-know-my-kid playdate, and we were making small talk over Legos. I knew she was a senior in high school. I almost – almost – asked where she was applying to college and […]
The blog post about money! Pt. 2
This fall my quadruplet cousins started college. Yes. Four people, all at once. When they say it takes a village to raise a child, that is of course quadrupled for four children – it has been a team effort. And while money is a general anxiety with four children (never mind all at the same […]
The blog post about money! Pt. 1
My mom is a bit of a nerd. Don’t tell her I said that. Specifically, she’s been a nerd about taxes and finances my entire life – necessitated by her status as a single mother working more than one job for most of my childhood. She’s the type of person who looks at the tax […]