Guide to course selection for junior and senior years of high school

High school seniors and parents, this is undoubtedly a stressful time. The holiday season has arrived, midterms are around the corner,...

Tips to prepare for the Common Application

"I lowkey want to get into that school even though I said I didn't care that much about it before." If that sounds familiar, you may be a...

Sometimes I feel like a broken record when I harp on the importance of creating a balanced college list in my meetings with families....

As if the conversation around standardized testing isn't confusing enough, we can soon add another layer of complication as the Digital...

You got a letter from your ED or EA school that indicates their decision to defer your decision until a later round. What should you do?...

If you look at published GPA ranges for many well-known colleges and universities, you may start to scratch your head in bewilderment....

While many colleges/universities request official high school transcripts as a part of the application process, some prefer to see a...

You may have noticed that this year, in particular, colleges are handing out waitlist decisions like candy. It almost feels like "YOU get...

As admissions decisions continue to get released, there is always chatter about why one student got into a school and another didn't. "He...

I am often asked what 9th and 10th graders should be doing to prepare for the college application process. I am a strong believer that...

If you are a high school junior, don't let the school year end without politely requesting a letter of recommendation from an adored...

In case you missed it, President Biden announced the American Families Plan earlier this week, which will invest in American children and...

DMs are the new texts. Texts are the new emails. Emails are the new letters. While sometimes it feels like the days of email are going in...

If you had forgotten about the huge college admissions scandal that happened in 2019, you have likely been reminded again with the...

Especially as a freshmen, it may seem premature to consider how your current course scheduling may impact college admissions. However, it...

In a previous post, I explained the difference in terminology between "defer"and "waitlist" - some schools use them interchangeably but...

I recently attended a conference session during which admissions officers at three selective institutions shared case studies of...

You know how you google something and then all of a sudden you start seeing ads for the item showing up everywhere you go? Or even...