“It is different now.” Ron, a father of a junior from Guilford High School, noted when his wife suggested that maybe they were making to big a deal about the college process. Ron is an executive in a multinational company and is also involved in a New Haven not-for-profit organization that helps those in challenging […]
Read MoreAbout 10 years ago, Kevin, a friend from Old Lyme called, about his son Luke. Could you give him one of those career tests? “Isn’t Luke entering 9th grade?” I asked incredulously. Kevin explained that Pfizer was making noises about leaving Connecticut. Kevin and his family would have to make a choice if that happened: […]
Read More“This is therapy.” a mother with a Daniel Hand High School junior recently said to me in relation to our kick-off to college counseling session. “I have been driving myself crazy with all the things that I thought my son had to do and I appreciate that you narrowed the list.” “Eat food. Mostly plants. […]
Read MorePerhaps the silliest thing I occasionally hear from parents – who are likely trying to calm themselves and their children down about the college process – is “it doesn’t matter where you go to college.” I realize that some parents are saying this in an effort to defuse the competitive nature of the college process […]
Read More“My guidance counselor suggested that I apply to 6 schools: 2 safety, 2 range, and 2 reach.” Some version of this phrase has been repeated to me over the last decade by dozens of Connecticut high school students. For most students applying to college – particularly those from Connecticut’s Shoreline schools who are applying to […]
Read MoreThrough the years of editing college essays for students throughout Connecticut, I have probably read a few thousand college essays. This puts me in the position of a college admissions reader who similarly has read thousands of college essays and through that process knows what works and what doesn’t. The one big takeaway from this […]
Read MorePart of my work involves calming anxious parents and students about the college process. More than a few parents have noted that our meetings were worth the price of a therapist simply because the family’s collective blood pressure was lowered. In providing a college counseling strategy for our education oriented Connecticut clients, I take […]
Read MoreIn our SAT-ACT Mastery Seminar, held in Old Saybrook and Madison, I routinely speak to dozens of 17 year olds. When I discuss college for the first time, I see anxiety. When I meet with parents and their children for college counseling, I often “feel” the anxiety of parents. My college counseling work has led […]
Read More“College is college” a senior from Lyme-Old Lyme High School said recently to his mom. She noted that his overt casual approach to where he will attend college masked his deep disappointment that he had not put himself in a position to go to his preferred choices. “He learned too late and we were partially at […]
Read MoreSpring is approaching. For most, this is a great news and for Connecticut residents who have had a mild winter, it seems surprising. For parents of Connecticut juniors who have been urging their children to “start looking at colleges” and begin SAT (or ACT) prep, the time is NOW. I am fully aware of the […]
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