Yes, most college applicants do understand the importance of timing. However, usually not until it’s way too late. If I had a nickel for every time a student contacted me in a panic with an eleventh-hour discovery that eluded them up until now, well, I’d have enough nickels to buy a penthouse on Central Park West! At the end of every season, when the final application is submitted, I always like to survey my student-clients and ask them: “If you could mentor your younger sel

Most education doesn’t prioritize passion. Maybe it can’t - in a traditional middle or high school environment, teachers are challenged to juggle the different interests of many (and often too many) students, in addition to any number of external requirements (school and statewide learning goals, college readiness, etc). Yes, a great teacher can navigate these obstacles and help many of their students find inspiration in the material, but we do ourselves a disservice if we

Whether you’re a freshman just starting high school, or you’re a weary senior about to submit your 20th and final college application, my favorite quote to summarize your college search + application process remains the same: “You don’t know what you don’t know.” Every year, there are countless students who turn to me at the 11th hour a couple of days before the submission deadline because it has finally started to sink in that maybe they’ve been doing something wrong with t

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