I have some sense of optimism regarding the return of normalcy or at least post-pandemic normalcy. Given my work related to both teaching and counseling students in Connecticut, I have noticed in the last few years a profound need for more educational counseling. The epidemics of anxiety and depression and various subcategories of each have […]
Read MoreThe stakes for choosing a college major have never been higher. I do not like the view that 18 year olds should already be immersed in career planning. But there are many other things about the world that I don’t like either. We have to deal with “what is”. And, the New World of Work, […]
Read MoreThe pandemic has created a dampening effect on motivation. This has afflicted both parents and students. In the near term, this is a problem because when people go through the motions instead of strive to reach their potential they are not as happy. But short term problems need not have lasting impact. An unmotivated 4th […]
Read MoreThere are few points in life as dramatic as moving away from home. For that single reason, the college decision is momentous. But there is more. For many parents, the investment is the single largest expenditure of their lives, outside of their house and if they have multiple children, often including their course. For students…. […]
Read MoreAs I have started our college counseling for Connecticut juniors with greater intensity, one constant has emerged: “I am shocked that high school is almost over.” The pandemic hit when high school juniors were in their second half of freshman year. The pandemic was in full form during sophomore year. The pandemic has been a […]
Read MoreLeigh had the exasperated voice that I know so well: a caring mom who had tried for many years to inspire her son to work harder. Andrew, a student at Daniel Hand High School in Madison, CT, had never been particularly motivated but the pandemic brought his academic energy to a new low. Getting him […]
Read MoreHaving grown up in New Jersey, the bulk of my high school friends and acquaintances now have their children immersed in high schools across New Jersey. Most every week, I’m engaged in college counseling, formally and informally, with my New Jersey brethren. “He wants to study film.” Mike, a parent of student from Princeton noted. […]
Read MoreAs early action and early decision results come in, I get many kind notes and calls from our college counseling clients as well as our past tutoring clients. Of late, one comment has been consistent; “We went through the process in a much more emotionally positive way than we would have without you and […]
Read More“This is it…” so said Shelley, a mom in Essex, Connecticut as we started college counseling for her daughter. I had worked with all three of Shelley’s older children through the years of attending Valley Regional High School through their different colleges and even into career counseling for the oldest. Shelley knew what older […]
Read More“We are in panic mode…” so said yet another parent of a senior. Her daughter from Madison’s Daniel Hand High School is a strong student, a good kid etc. but she like most was frozen in place due to the pandemic and did not start the college process until senior year began. The pandemic creates […]
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