senior year Archives - College Initiative Helping families to successfully navigate the college admissions process Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:23:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://collegeinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cropped-logoSQUARE-02-e1683223180849-32x32.png senior year Archives - College Initiative 32 32 A College Admissions Consultant’s 7 Pet Peeves – and Strategies for Better Navigating Them https://collegeinitiative.net/2026/04/15/college-admission-consultants-7-pet-peeves/ https://collegeinitiative.net/2026/04/15/college-admission-consultants-7-pet-peeves/#respond Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:08:19 +0000 https://collegeinitiative.net/?p=3486 Working with college applicants and their families, a college admissions consultant experiences some common pet peeves each admissions cycle. Here are some positive strategies to deal with them.

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]]> The Class of 2021 and College Admission https://collegeinitiative.net/2020/09/01/class-of-2021-and-college-admission/ https://collegeinitiative.net/2020/09/01/class-of-2021-and-college-admission/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2020 17:15:32 +0000 https://collegeinitiative.net/?p=2098 Is There Reason to Worry? There are so many rumors floating around about how the class of 2021 will be impacted for college admission. I’ve gotten nervous phone calls from parents and lots of questions from students. So, I thought it might be time to weigh in with my perspective. What Has Changed for the...

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]]> https://collegeinitiative.net/2020/09/01/class-of-2021-and-college-admission/feed/ 1 Is It a Good Time to Consider a Gap Year? https://collegeinitiative.net/2020/04/22/consider-a-gap-year/ Wed, 22 Apr 2020 19:20:14 +0000 https://collegeinitiative.net/?p=1995 (Updated 2/21) The class of 2020 had a difficult and disappointing end to their senior year.  And so far, the class of 2021 has not fared any better.  The disappointing senior years have left families wondering whether maybe their students should consider a gap year?  Last year, the idea was so prevalent that juniors were...

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]]> What Does My EFC Number Mean, Really? https://collegeinitiative.net/2019/10/20/what-does-my-efc-number-mean-really/ https://collegeinitiative.net/2019/10/20/what-does-my-efc-number-mean-really/#comments Sun, 20 Oct 2019 21:20:55 +0000 https://collegeinitiative.net/?p=1751 When your oldest child begins high school, you may never have heard of the acronym, “EFC” before.  But by November of their senior year, most families of college-bound teens are not only familiar with the term, they likely know what their EFC number IS.  In general, most families feel that it’s too high.  But what...

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]]> https://collegeinitiative.net/2019/10/20/what-does-my-efc-number-mean-really/feed/ 13 Your College Applications Timeline for Senior Year https://collegeinitiative.net/2019/03/13/college-applications-timeline/ Wed, 13 Mar 2019 23:07:30 +0000 http://collegeinitiative.net/?p=1396 Senior year – the culmination of all the hard work your student has been doing to prepare for college. Application time is when all that they have been doing to prepare comes together. Ideally, you and your student have followed all of the advice about starting the college admissions process early. But if you haven’t,...

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]]> Surviving the End of the High School Senior Year https://collegeinitiative.net/2019/01/17/high-school-senior-year/ Thu, 17 Jan 2019 18:30:23 +0000 http://collegeinitiative.net/?p=1117 Okay, let me begin by saying that as I write this, I’m coming off of a tough weekend with my very own high school senior. And I recognize that “tough” is relative. It wasn’t tough because we were arguing about curfews or who he is hanging out with. It was tough because senioritis has sort...

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]]> Your Guide to the High School Junior Year https://collegeinitiative.net/2018/12/31/high-school-junior-year/ Mon, 31 Dec 2018 19:35:01 +0000 http://collegeinitiative.net/?p=1084 The seven things that your student needs to do during their high school junior year to prepare for college application time

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]]> The Practice Goodbyes https://collegeinitiative.net/2018/08/10/the-practice-goodbyes/ Fri, 10 Aug 2018 21:36:00 +0000 http://collegeinitiative.net/?p=734 In fact, all of the other goodbyes I've said to him so far have been just practice goodbyes, in anticipation of the goodbye in the college dorm.

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]]> Summer Before Senior Year To-Do List https://collegeinitiative.net/2018/05/17/summer-before-senior-year-to-do-list/ Thu, 17 May 2018 19:38:34 +0000 http://collegeinitiative.net/?p=602 Being productive over the summer before senior year will make applying to college much less stressful. Here are six things to do.

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