Whether you've got a senior waiting for college news or a junior just starting the college search, I think every parent should do two things: 1) Ask yourself if you are ready for your student to go to college. 2) Be honest about the answer. This is a big transition for parents, too, one that's […]
Read More >Learn about colleges from people who are already there
If you have older friends who are in college at schools you'd like to know more about, here's a suggestion. Ask them if they'd let you take them out for lunch or coffee when they're home for spring break so you can ask them some questions about their experiences. If you ask your average college […]
Read More >Parents: How do your conversations about college make your family feel?
It's good for families to talk about college. But be mindful of what you actually talk about when the subject comes up. If your family often talks about what an exciting time this is, how many great colleges there are, how much your student is doing right, and what an amazing four years your son […]
Read More >Does your high school have a “drop” option?
At most colleges, students can jump in and try a course for a week or two to see if they like it. If they decide they don't want to take it for any reason, they can "drop" it, meaning they officially drop out of the class. As long as they do so within the specified […]
Read More >How to make peace with the college admissions process
As college decisions begin to arrive in the next few months, some students are going to feel that they weren't treated fairly, that other seemingly less qualified students were admitted instead of them. It's important to accept that the system of college admissions–deciding who gets in and who does not–is not perfect. The same can […]
Read More >If you wouldn’t put your name to it, don’t do it
Mark Memmott of NPR reminds blog readers in this story: Finally, here's a suggestion based on my more than 30 years of reporting and editing experience. Before you submit a comment, ask yourself this question: If I had to put my real name with this, would I hit 'publish?' If the answer is no, the […]
Read More >Another reminder for seniors
For seniors, whether you're scheduling a college interview, reserving spaces for a reception a college is holding locally, making arrangements for a campus visit, or even just calling the admissions office with a question, please remember one thing… Don't let your parents do it for you. You should be doing these things yourself. Colleges will […]
Read More >Proof that colleges want YOU
Yes, we've all heard about is the competition for admission. But it's important to remember that most of the over 2,000 colleges in the country have plenty of room. In fact, they're spending a lot of money to attract students, and I don't mean just the straight-A, perfect SAT-scoring violinists-who-invented-photosynthesis kind of students. Here's an […]
Read More >A tip for nervous seniors
What you do in college will be much more important than where you go. So if you're feeling nervous while you're waiting for your college decisions to arrive, if you're anxious about who's going to say, "Yes," here's a tip. Daydream about what you're going to get to do in college, not where you'll get […]
Read More >If an activity isn’t important to you…
…why would it be important to any college? Don't do any activity just because it "looks good to colleges." Colleges don't care what you do. They're more interested in how much you care about what you're doing.
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