Yesterday, I heard from a wonderful applicant. She had checked her Penn State portal, and there it was: her first acceptance! The student...

Readers come to this blog to understand the ins and outs of the college application process. Over last weekend, I had the opportunity to...

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]The Olympics excite and motivate us. Any Olympian knows that it takes careful planning and...

It’s a new week, complete with an election and no Early deadlines! If you’re the parent of a senior who’s just submitted, relax for a...

It’s been a week to honor the bold. Last Sunday evening and again the next morning, I rode New Orleans’ historic St. Charles Streetcar...

It’s spring. Will students blossom into the college applicants we know they can be? It’ll take looking beyond the March Madness and...

This week, you may have felt the effects of a (hopefully final) winter storm, especially if you lost power. Some students feel powerless...

The Olympics are wrapping up this weekend. No more hype and outcomes we can’t control! And while we can’t control students’ admissions...

A new year—a time to refresh. What, that’s not the case in your household? If you find yourself fearing the new year because it...

A few weeks into a new year, college-related topics continue to make headlines. New Jersey’s own Scott White, a veteran school and...

What should a parent of a high school student expect in February? A continuation of what was going on in January! Hopefully, this...

Depending on their high school, students have either taken final exams or switched into summer mode—unless they’re rising seniors. Here’s...

And they’re off . . . Could we have a bigger week for celebration (other than the last week of school)? Monday, May 1, was National...

For Spring Break, I combined business and pleasure in a whirlwind Southern college adventure. Included were 19 campuses in DC, Virginia,...