Starting early on your college plan will ensure that you’re on the right track before it’s time to apply. The earlier you start, the better you can maximize your chances of getting into your target schools. Summer is a great time to work on your strategy with a college advisor. Once school starts in the…
Today we’re talking about middle school. The perfect time to start college planning! Starting the process now, before high school, will make the process easier. There is less pressure and the more time you have to prepare for the admissions process, the better. In middle school, the focus is different than it will be in…
The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a ratio of 250 students to 1 counselor. Crazy, right? Consider what counselors do. Counselors provide academic counseling, social/emotional counseling, and college counseling. And they’re not dealing with robots. Each student is a unique individual with different needs and goals so this attention needs to be personalized. Imagine…
Choosing the right high school can be an overwhelming process – private, public, magnet, charter, or parochial – how does one decide? The most important factor when choosing a high school is to find the “best fit” for an individual student. This can be challenging, as each school offers unique opportunities and teaching approaches. Before…
New Year’s means new beginnings. For parents of high school students who are planning to attend college, high school brings significant challenges and changes, many of which can be positive. Below are some New Year’s resolutions to help you, and your college bound high school student, make this year a great one. Keep the college…