I am not the parent… so my advice is brilliant 🙂 “He’ll listen to you.” Cindy noted as we laughed – again – about how her son would follow my guidance but not his mom’s, even though we generally agreed about most everything. Recently, a guidance counselor from a local high school along the Connecticut […]
Read MoreHow many colleges should I apply to? Since I have been providing college counseling for students in Connecticut a couple of decades, I have a distinct answer that will go against some of the terrible advice that is out there: Apply to the number of colleges that makes sense for your unique situation. Occasionally, I’ll […]
Read More“Isn’t it strange that both of our families started because of college choice years ago?” We went out with one of our favorite couples. They had met in college and my wife and I had met in college. Connecting the dots backwards seems like our relationships and subsequent families all happened and made some type […]
Read More“Wait until you hear this…Joey wants to transfer because… there is too much partying.” I had worked with Joey through our Student Mastery Program. He was a great kid from the perspective of someone who was with him an hour a week but I understand that his high energy would be a challenge to both […]
Read More“You realize this is your life.” I said with some intensity. Liam’s eyes finally came alive. Liam’s parents were kind, good-hearted and hard working. Liam attended Old Saybrook High School in Connecticut and, like many teen boys, was not invested in the college process. AT ALL. We met for college counseling but they also knew […]
Read MorePeople. One of my favorite clients from East Lyme lamented the fact that her older son had attended a college where his peers were uninspired. “He has so much potential. But he has been hanging out with guys who mostly smoke weed, play video-games, and then go to parties from Thursday-Sunday. Her son pulled a […]
Read More“Thank you. We were stuck in analysis paralysis.” Lydia, a mom from Guilford, Connecticut noted after we sorted out which college of the three finalists it made the most sense for her daughter to attend. In the same week, Emily, whose child was debating between attending Guilford High School and The Hopkins School for high […]
Read MoreIf you are a parent of a high school junior, your son or daughter will have turned in all – or close to all – of their college applications by the end of THIS CALENDAR YEAR! Moreover, for those who will apply Early Decision, they will know where they are going to college if admitted. […]
Read More“I figure what’s the worst that can happen. I’ll come back here and live in a big house by the water.” said Liam a completely honest junior from Guilford High School. This was a decade ago. I had pressed Liam about the obvious: did his family situation dull his motivation? Liam’s response was surprising […]
Read MoreBlake, a junior from Daniel Hand High School in Madison, Connecticut had one dominant theme in mind during our first college counseling session: “I want to go some place warm!” I’ve heard this demand with increasing frequency from my Connecticut college counseling clientele. Our career advisory services are designed to help students (assuming they […]
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