by Lee Norwood | Aug 11, 2021 | College Admissions
“It is beautiful, and I cannot wait to enjoy the palm trees when I look out my window.” You can do that in lots of schools. “The city is one of the most vibrant in the world.” Duh… “When I stepped on campus, I felt at home.”...
by Lee Norwood | Jul 13, 2021 | College Admissions
This is a MUST LISTEN TO podcast. So many of our families live and breathe the college rankings put out each year by US News & World Report. We think that this is not a good way to judge a college or university. When determining how “good” an...
by Lee Norwood | Jul 8, 2021 | College Admissions, Uncategorized
A resume is a proactive communication piece and organizes your activities and accomplishments based on common themes. The document can be very effective in getting across your unique competencies; it’s more than just a laundry list of activities on a form (like the...
by Lee Norwood | Apr 26, 2021 | College Admissions
Guidelines for Making a Final Choice of College By Erin Barnes on April 20, 2020 For families of students recently admitted to college, the coming weeks are critical to the final choice of a college. With a spring enrollment deadline looming, important decisions must...
by Austin Curwen | Apr 8, 2021 | College Admissions, Uncategorized
If you were a high school counselor and had to write a recommendation for each of your students… …it’s likely this challenging task may now be EXTREMELY difficult as school has been online (for most). Your child’s counselor may not have had an opportunity...
by Lee Norwood | Feb 26, 2021 | College Admissions
FEBRUARY 19, 2021 UNCATEGORIZED You did it! You worked hard. You managed through the adversity of COVID, online learning, canceled test dates, and unprecedented surges in application numbers (up 102% at Colgate!) But, your perseverance and strategic thinking paid off....