by David | Sep 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
The short answer to the question above is that most high school students are terrible administrators. If left up to them, they will do little to no tracking of their time spent, and the awards and achievements they have earned as a result of their involvement in...
by David | Aug 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
The days filling out by hand or typing your responses on to the college application are long gone. Of the nearly 5,300 colleges in the U.S., almost all of them require students to submit their admissions application online. Over 750 of U.S. colleges use the Common...
by David | Jun 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
Parents are aware that college admissions counselors from select schools and honors programs look at a student’s GPA, standardized test scores, essay responses, letters of recommendation, participation in extracurricular activities, alumni interviews and expressed...
by David | Jun 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
There are a number of websites that have tools that allow you to estimate the chances of your student getting accepted at a specific college or university. Here is a list of a few of the more popular sites: www.Cappex.com www.Parchment.com www.Naviance.com...
by David | May 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
A growing number of colleges are allowing students to uses opportunities outside the classroom to enhance and validate classroom knowledge. The registrars at these institutions are documenting this information on the official transcript to better communicate the...
by David | May 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
As a parent of a high school freshman would I agree that I want my student to develop and demonstrate empathy? The quick answer is most definitely yes, along with any number of additional positive character traits. I didn’t know, however, that demonstrating empathy is...
