More Than A Transcript: College Admissions Insights and Strategies

Welcome to our 3-part series on paying for college. In this episode we are talking about the cost of college. In future segments we will review the financial aid (need-based) process and then we will…

The college essay! The last in our series on the “big five” elements in college applications is a discussion of how to approach what is often the most stressful piece of college applications.

This ser…

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What do your activities say about your interests, priorities and contributions to your community? Number four in our series on the “big five” elements in college applications is a disc…

Next up in our series on the “big five” elements in college applications is a discussion of recommendations. This series of five episodes is focused on the primary elements of a college application a…

Standardized testing is the second stop on our college application safari. This series of five episodes is focused on the primary elements of a college application and geared towards students who are…

Join us for the first in our series on the “big five” elements in college applications - a college application safari of sorts.

These are the application components that colleges use to assess a stude…

June marks the beginning of summer vacation, which is often the only time during the year that students and families can visit college campuses. Generally, colleges begin their summer tour schedules …

In our episode on Summer Dreaming we share thoughts and tips on how high school students can get the most out of summer. In this student-focused episode we discuss options for summer jobs, volunteeri…

In this episode we are looking at the latest trends in higher education and the evolution of what going to college in the U.S. means to families. We discuss a range of topics including  shifts in lea…

We are talking to parents in this episode about your interactions with your teenager around the sometimes exciting, sometimes treacherous topic of applying to college.  We start out with a discussion…

We begin this podcast journey telling you a bit about ourselves and the  experiences we have had as college admissions advisors, coming from both the college side and our work with families. In the f…

Join us for college admissions and higher education insights as well as tips and strategies for your college search and application process. With episodes published twice a month, we will explore eve…