My son and I took advantage of Columbus Day, with his school closed, to visit colleges in session. We drove through spectacular fall foliage, sharing our tastes in music, and enjoying long, focused talks about what he wants for college. As we waited to be assigned to a tour group at …
College admissions are exponentially more competitive now than when we parents applied to school. Elite colleges glowingly report record low percentage of …
Our students resumed school today and for seniors this is a serious time. So let’s keep our sense of humor and reduce …
The clock is ticking on making themselves both distinguished and distinctive for college admissions officers. Given the thousands of highly qualified applicants …
The Common Application officially went online today with its five essay topics. The unifying theme? A chance for college applicants to …
“The future, what’s that?” — Belisario, one of the Nukak-Makú hunter-gatherers who left the Amazonian jungle to join the modern world. (New York …
“The world is full of people who have never, since childhood, met an open doorway with an open mind.” ― E.B. White …
