In the past week I’ve met three new students who told me they were no longer involved in extracurricular activities because they had committed all their time to one thing which didn’t work out. “Susan” played competitive softball. She was on the school’s varsity team and a competitive select club team. Last fall an injury [...]
This week I was driving with my two kids in the car. My six-year-old son turns to his big sister out of the blue and says, “I have more points that you could ever have on Disney games!” This sounded like the start of a fight. They’ve been home all summer and are beginning to [...]
My son is applying to a bunch of state schools in Texas, but Texas A&M is his top choice. He is not in the top 10%, so won’t be automatically admitted. He wants to apply to engineering, but it is so competitive at A&M. Would he be better off listing his first choice major [...]
My daughter will be entering high school next year. She has always been in the GT program. How important is it for her to continue in GT? How do colleges view GT? A lot elementary and middle schools stress GT – or the Gifted & Talented program. In my experience, GT is not [...]
The College Board website is a great tool for families. Of course College Board is home to everything SAT, but you can also find some great college planning tools if you know where to look. In this short video, I’ll walk you through the “College Search” feature which allows students to enter their college search criteria [...]
Having additional years of foreign language on your transcript can be a huge plus when you’re ready for the college admission process! Admissions counselors are going to look at your high school transcript and scrutinize every last detail – don’t you think it’s a good idea to go a step beyond the minimum graduation requirements [...]
“When do we need to begin planning for college?” “What do we need to do in junior high to prepare for college” “Does junior high even matter?” College planning seems so far-off and parents of middle school or junior high students aren’t sure of their place in this process. If you have a student grade [...]
