FINALLY! The college acceptances have begun to roll in! So the work is over, right? Wrong! Here’s what to do after you get accepted to college. New deadlines and decisions are ahead. The NEW List of Things to Do After the Official Acceptance: Visit the School. If you have not visited the college yet, now…
High school counselors have heavy caseloads that might make it difficult for them to give college bound students the attention they need.
A prominent university in my state recently announced their admissions decisions. I was only peripherally aware of it. I had noted somewhere in the back of my mind though, that my social media feed didn’t show any parents excitedly announcing their child’s acceptance. It seemed odd because I had seen lots of posts about another…
“Should I have my free score reports sent to the colleges on my list?” I hear this question frequently. In other words, students want to know if they should send SAT scores or ACT scores to the schools before they even know what their scores are. As with so many things related to college admissions,…
I’m living with a high school Junior. And even though I thought I had learned so much after surviving Junior year with two other kids, I’m realizing that it doesn’t matter all that much how much I had learned. Junior year just seems to be a stressful one for college-bound students and I’m not sure…
A Google study clearly demonstrates that there are other paths to success outside of the STEM field and employers need a variety of majors
Applying to major in the visual or performing arts in college, whether it’s Music, Theater, Dance (or a combination of those three!) , Visual Arts, or any of many subcategories of one of those, adds a whole new level of complication to the application process. Now, the student has to not only maintain their GPA…
As we do the college search for the third time, I’ve been thinking about all of the things I have learned after going through this launching process twice already. In some cases, I find I am less worried about certain things as compared to when I was preparing with my first two kids because I…
Some families face an added challenge when searching for a good college fit for their student – their student has a disability or chronic illness, which means doing some extra research to be sure to find a place that can make proper college accommodations. It’s actually worthwhile for all parents to at least consider what…
College visits shouldn’t feel intimidating. College tours for high school students help you learn a lot about what your child likes.