Recently I watched a rerun of The Next Food Network Star. As part of their challenge, each of the seven aspiring Food Network Stars had to present a live food demonstration. Each contestant was paired up with a famous celebrity chef as a mentor. The mentors identified each of the contestant’s weaknesses and set up […]
Last year I attended the NJACAC annual conference and had the opportunity to listen to David Weisbord, the Associate Director of Admissions at Columbia University speak how letters of recommendation from teachers and guidance counselors can impact an applicant in a positive way. He identified the top ten areas of importance that he hopes to […]
My ACT mix-up What happens if someone coughs? I keep my head focused and I don’t pay attention. What happens if you see how much time is left over and you start to panic? I keep my head down and I keep focused. What happens if you get a hard reading passage? I go through […]
Things in Your Control Developing a Realistic List of Schools: It is often easiest to find the reach or possible schools on your list, but the schools that are most important to get right are the likely or safety schools. These are the schools that are more realistic and will set you up for a successful […]
Sending a child off to college is never worry free. As a parent you hope that you have instilled enough opportunities for independence for your child to thrive on his or her own, but the true test comes once the last box is loaded into the dorm room and you drive away, hopefully not letting […]
“So, I just got back from career services and they basically told me that my resume sucks and there is no way I’m going to get an internship in what I want to do.” My daughter, Rebecca, said with a catch in her voice. “What do you mean?” I countered. “Well, the woman in career […]
When I moved from Los Angeles to New Jersey in 2004, my oldest was in 5th grade, far removed from the college application process. However, it seemed that anyone I met whose kids were in high school, were extremely stressed and confused and felt, at times overwhelmed by the whole process. I had been teaching […]
With the power outage of Hurricane Sandy and the 2011 October snowstorm still fresh in my mind, I decided to be pro-active and install an electrical outlet outside to plug in our generator to run the house electricity. As I showed the electrician the side of our deck where he intended to install the electrical […]
As the various technology platforms, e.g.. Naviance, CommonApp, etc. have to communicate with each other during the application process, we found it more complicated for students who used multiple e-mail addresses. Even though it seems like you may be a long way off from applying, what you do today can have long-term implications. Therefore, we […]
It used to be that “love is in the air” during springtime, but not so for high school and college students, instead “stress is in the air.” As I met with juniors these past few weeks, I felt their pain as they slogged through the final weeks of schools which for many included AP Exams, […]
