Top Ten Lessons Learned from The Pandemic Admissions Cycle

The pandemic disrupted college admissions in ways that will have long term effects. Let’s look at what happened this year: Test optional became the norm. Most schools were test optional (and many [...]

What do you do if your denied or waitlisted for your first choice college? WITHIN THE FIRST 24 HOURS  Scream. Good and loud.  Get out all your disappointment, anger and frustration of a process [...]

While most colleges and universities are still restricting visits, some are open only for admitted students. Even if your prospective schools aren’t offering this option, most [...]

It’s been one year since COVID has impacted every facet of our lives. We continue to be amazed by the resiliency of our clients–they have risen to every challenge and have flourished [...]

For students planning their schedules, it is a similar goal: create a schedule that will challenge you, but not make you lose control.

SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES  This is not a comprehensive list, but will give you ideas to get you thinking about what you can do this summer. You can think about opportunities in 6 categories: [...]

Now is time to put in a request to guidance to send your midyear report. Many schools to which you were accepted Early Decision still require a Midyear Report.  Each high school has a [...]

If you were deferred by an ED or EA school, you are now part of the regular applicant pool, and it is important to help yourself stand out, but it is also important to follow the guidelines of [...]

“Isn’t the admissions office closed during winter break?” I asked my daughter who works for the admissions office of her college. “No, they’re still open for virtual tours.” When the pandemic [...]

“I never got the email,” a parent expressed after an exchange about additional essays.  How could that be?  I knew the email was sent out six weeks ago.  Two months ago, I turned [...]