Tag: High School Senior

Breathing Room

This week we welcome Regional Director of Admission (West Coast) Ashley Brookshire to the blog. Welcome, Ashley! Have you ever watched a presenter on a raised surface, or a singer on a stage? Think about the space they leave between themselves and the end of the stage. Now, imagine that person chooses to pace on the very […]

The Three T’s

A few weeks ago, my wife called me at work around 2 p.m. This is not typical. “Hey, what’s up?” I answered. “Walter (our neighbor) is walking around his house with a clipboard,” she said. “Weird.” Not catching my sarcasm, she replied, “I know, right? Do you think they’re moving?” “I don’t know. Maybe he […]

Ask Good 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” […]

Do All You Can

This week we welcome Communications Officer (and former Assistant Director of Admission) Becky Tankersley back to the blog. Welcome, Becky! I came home yesterday to find two very sad, wilted tomato plants. If you haven’t been to Atlanta in July, let me assure you—the southern humidity is no joke. I grew up in the mountains, […]

Transitions

This week we welcome Admission Counselor KatieRuth Tucker to the blog. Welcome, KatieRuth! Cue the pomp and circumstance. Begin the slide show. Start the waterworks. You made it through graduation! Are you feeling overwhelmed yet? How many comments have you received on how you’ve grown and how every moment has led to this one point where everything […]