... year, probably the most nerve-wracking time in the whole college application process. Your high school student may have chosen to apply ... student. This is not an all-or-nothing verdict."ED" was a college enrollment invention to guarantee yield, not for families' benefit. ...
... deferral or denial from an Early Action or Early Decision college, with advice from Admissions Matters: What Students and Parents Need to Know About Getting Into College by Sally S. Springer, Jon Reider & Marion R. Franck. What to ...
... -Steve Jobs. There seems to be so much at stake when college admissions decisions come out, whether it is December or April. It is ... for one's worth, just suggestions for adjusting one's target college list. I am reminded of a quotation from author Robert G. Allen: ...
... is in the right direction." - Winston Churchill. Your college freshman is home for Thanksgiving or winter break. He or she seems ... and director of a program to help students transition to college, also writes the About.com Guide to College Admissions. In two ...
... Oscar Wilde. It's yet another rite of passage for college freshmen. For some, it is the first time they will be home since they left for college in August. For others, it is the first time they will see their core ...
... Jordan. Interviewing does not play as pivotal a role in college admissions as it does in employment, but, depending on your ... schools typically do not interview (except for the honors college, scholarships, or elite programs); private universities and liberal ...
... parents would expect interviews to play a key role in the college process as well. Client families often come to me feeling stressed ... Can I help them? Yes. Should they be stressed? No. In college admissions, the interview is not a key deciding factor, as in ...
... our potential.” - Sir Winston Churchill. As a college admissions consultant, I am well acquainted with the stress that ... life when the "fat envelope" signals acceptance to college. I joyfully share their excitement and collective sigh of relief, as a ... As I have mentioned in High School Seniors: Looking Toward College, the challenge of succeeding in life has just begun. Getting ...
... the way I view launching an adolescent from high school to college. In psychological terms, a group is two or more individuals ... or other domestic situations. Children grow up and go to college, join the military, get a job, or marry; they sometimes return as ...
... the budding J.K. Rowlings among us, the best part of the college application process is writing the essay. However, for many high school ... of futility in the face of the competitiveness of the college process. Unfortunately, that jaded attitude may be picked up by a ...