Both Julie and I have spent hours on end reading college applications, and in particular, reading personal statements that students have painstakingly put together. Some college essays have blown us away as they showcase a depth of self-reflection and the ease of story telling. Other statements may be less well crafted, but still speak to
Students begin to prepare for college applications long before becoming juniors and seniors. In fact, students, or perhaps more accurately their parents, have been thinking about the process for years. When parents first approach us, the question is almost always the same: what can my child do to give them their best chance at going
Around this time each year, high school juniors begin formalizing their college lists – reflecting their hopes, their dreams, their fears … and, unfortunately, sometimes also misinformation and hearsay. Given the fact that there are over 3,000 colleges and universities in the United States alone, students tend to focus on college names they already know
