One of the most interesting, and challenging, parts of being a college counselor is that large chunks of your customer base retire every year. Once a senior has made the decision where to attend college, unless there’s a younger sibling in the family, there’s not much official business left for us to talk about. Our time together is done. That’s also why my readership numbers for this blog increase for 8-9 months in a row, then decrease again as those families realize they no longer need my daily doses.
Last year, I posted a goodbye to graduates on May 1, the deadline by which seniors must commit to their chosen colleges. It ended up being one of my most read, and shared, posts of the year, so I’m offering it up again here. For those of you who will soon be leaving, I hope you’ll take the time to read it so we can have a proper goodbye.
And for those of you who have yet to complete the college admissions cycle, I hope you’re still finding these posts helpful.
Thanks to everyone for reading.