“This really is a huge decision.” Alyssa, a student from East Lyme High School in East Lyme, Connecticut, noted as we were pondering her early decision choice. Alyssa had the sensibility to know that choosing between Bowdoin, an excellent small liberal arts college in Maine, and Barnard, the Columbia adjacent excellent college in New York […]
Read MoreOf all my identities, father of three (and husband) are the most important ones. Like most parents, I feel more stressed in relation to my children’s well being than my own. Despite my decades providing college counseling, I, too, felt stress (and feel stress with my youngest) in relation to the college process. The college […]
Read MoreA few years ago, had a wonderful lunch with a former intern. He had been student who graduated from Daniel Hand High School about twelve years ago. I met “Dan” through our SAT class and, as such, I know a half-dozen of his friends since they all played lacrosse and were a vibrant bunch of […]
Read More“I am going to be an influencer.” So said Jillian, a student from Old Lyme Connecticut who attends Lyme-Old Lyme High School. Since I provide college-career counseling in the new world of work, I did not scoff at Jillian. Instagram influencers exist. Some Instagram influencers earn their living as influencers. Some earn a […]
Read More“My parents told me that where I went to college wouldn’t matter.” Paul lamented as he explained that he was receiving no interviews from Boston based companies. He was told by both a friend who worked at one of these companies and a recruiter that his “brand” was…. let’s call it Podunk College and that […]
Read MoreKen, a father of a student from East Lyme, Connecticut, had a simple view related to college: figure out what you want to study and attend the highest ranked college in that area. As someone providing college to career advice, I more than understand the logical and linear view of doing so. Ken was […]
Read MoreKayla, a student from Valley Regional High School in Connecticut was overwhelmed. We had worked with her older brother for college counseling. “Jack seemed to have figured it out so easily.” This was not exactly true but Jack had two advantages: (1) it was pre-Covid and (2) he went through out college counseling overview, quickly […]
Read More“They seemed like my people.” Ryan, a high school junior from Valley Regional (Essex, Chester, Deep River CT) said, many years ago. Ryan had worked with me for college counseling and SAT prep. He had several colleges of high interest but when considering early decision, he was not sure which stood out. I asked […]
Read More“I figure I’ll just go to college and figure it out.” Riley, a student from Daniel Hand High School in Madison, CT, said many moons ago during one of my first college counseling sessions. This meeting was before the Great Recession. His comment did not strike me as unusual. That’s what many did prior to […]
Read MoreDuring the height of the pandemic, there were around 50 million Americans unemployed. I knew almost none. I asked my friends if they knew people who were now unemployed. They, too, knew almost no one. I then realized, as elitist as it sounds, that most everyone I know had a college degree and, I dare say […]
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