Last Friday, my husband and I decided to take a vacation day, enjoy the beautiful weather and see some of the local sights in the San Francisco Bay Area. We headed down to Palo Alto, home of Stanford University. We spend a fair amount of time on the Stanford campus
Read More →I recently presented a seminar, Planning and Preparing for College Visits, as part of the Parents Program for Stanford Splash. About fifty parents attended the presentation, which began at 1:30 pm and lasted about an hour, including time for questions and discussion. Yet, when I glanced at the clock as
Read More →Last week I attended a presentation given by Marty O’Connell, Executive Director of Colleges That Change Lives, Inc. (CTCL). CTCL is a “non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement and support of a student-centered college search process.” Their goal is to “help each student find a college that cultivates a lifelong
Read More →The following is a guest blog submitted by Samantha Martin. Samantha is founder of The Traveling Advisor, which offers custom design and education advising services. Below she shares with us the intricacies of study abroad. A Closer Look at the International Student Experience Students who earn a degree
Read More →I came across the following article from It’s What’s Happening@Elon!, Elon University’s Fall 2012 guide to campus news and events. Kaitlin Carlin, Elon’s Assistant Director of Admissions for Campus Visit writes about Finding the Perfect Fit in the Counselor Corner. Her comments echo the advice I give to my clients as
Read More →Last week my family returned from Florida, where we celebrated Thanksgiving with my parents. Soon after making plans for this trip, we decided to try to fit in a visit to the University of Miami in Coral Gables. My son, a junior in high school, has long wanted to visit
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If you have read our other blog postings, you may recall a previous guest blog written by my daughter, Brittany, who is currently a student at Smith College. She is a Gold Key Guide at Smith and I recently asked her to write a brief post about what she thinks
Read More →Intro by Janice Caine I came across a posting today written by Joanne Wilson on her blog, Gotham Gal. Her reflection about her recent trip to Wesleyan, where she and her husband helped their daughters get settled for the upcoming college year, echoes many of our own experiences and sentiments
Read More →Did you know… Campus tours are the most influential resource in introducing students to college* College visits are the most influential factor in getting a feel for specific colleges* College tours often foster inspiration for writing the essays on college applications Many colleges gauge your level of interest by whether
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I have been reading the book, Letting Go, by Karen Levin Coburn and Madge Lawrence Treeger. The book is a great source of information for parents who will be sending their children off to college – as well as for those that have a child in the first years of
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