Going for the Gold in Class Selection Schedule

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 [...]

Tensions run high.  A single look can generate screams, cries or outbursts.  Every post on Facebook creates anxiety and the lingering question: When will I find out?  I just want [...]

Written by Lisa Bleich. Thanksgiving is usually a time filled with family, turkey, football, and in many houses newly returned freshmen who this year, may be back for the rest of the [...]

General COVID-19 news impacting higher education Grown and Flown: General stories and tips for students and parents related to COVID-19, education, parenting, mental health, etc. They are also [...]

I interviewed two candidates for my alma mater, Brandeis University, on the same day.  I met the first interviewee at the Barnes and Noble.  I waited expectantly, eying each 17-year old [...]