If You're Not a Little Uncomfortable, You're Not Reaching Far Enough For Your Goals

Your Best Tool For the College Application Process and Beyond: Your Personality

You're one of over 20 million. Research from the National Center for Education Statistics projects that an estimated 20.7 million students will be enrolling in colleges and universities in 2018. This is intimidating, but it doesn't have to be. You have one tool that nobody else has -- your unique personality. Your personality makes you stand out du...
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Online Presence: The Ultimate Way to Stand Out In the College Admissions Process

Online Presence: The Ultimate Way to Stand Out In the College Admissions Process
​​Opening a college rejection letter is never easy. Yet, after all the hours you and your child spent on applications, one rejection after another finds its way into your mailbox. There's no other way to put it: the college admissions process is brutal. Your child may be an excellent student. She wins awards for her writing, and her recent project ...
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Sophomore Year: Top Five Keys to Success πŸ—πŸ‘¨β€πŸŽ“πŸ‘©πŸ½β€πŸŽ“

Sophomore Year: Top Five Keys to Success πŸ—πŸ‘¨β€πŸŽ“πŸ‘©πŸ½β€πŸŽ“
Last week, we discussed five things ninth graders should do to ensure success their freshman year and to lead to continued accomplishments throughout their high school and post-secondary careers. This week, we are moving on: sophomores, it's your turn.Yes, you're only in tenth grade. Yes, you are not even halfway to high school graduation. Yes, you...
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Recommendation Letters: A Guide for Educators

Recommendation Letters: A Guide for Educators
First things first, I must applaud those of you who work in the pursuit of shaping the minds of young, angsty teenagers. This truly is a noble profession, one in which there is little recognition or commendation. At the same time, high school seniors and juniors face the stress of growing up and applying to college under the overwhelming blanket o...
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