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 […]
Beyond the Numbers: How Test Scores Are Used in Admission
This week we welcome Senior Assistant Director for International Admission, Sara Riggs, to the blog. Welcome, Sara! I have a bad habit of misplacing my driver’s license. Usually, I request a replacement online. However, when I recently stashed it in a hiking bag or airport-designated travel pouch (or wherever licenses go to disappear), the impending […]
Searching for Scholarships
This week we welcome the director of the Office of Scholar Programs, Chaffee Viets, to the blog. Welcome, Chaffee! This summer, Rockell Bartoli, host of the Scholar Budget Podcast, invited me to discuss our scholarship programs and share application tips with the motivated students and parents who listen to her show. Unfamiliar with her work […]
Deferred Admission: What You Need to Know
This week we welcome Assistant Director of Admission, Ashley Brookshire, to the blog. Welcome, Ashley! If you were with us for last month’s blog, then hopefully you are aware of (and perhaps even embracing?) the gray-area that is college admission. In keeping with that theme, let’s venture to a topic that some of you may […]
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 […]