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Holistic Applications
As some schools attempt to move away from a highly metrics-only evaluation of applicants to a more holistic assessment, students are challenged to provide...
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I Did vs. I Can’t
One student wrote, “I couldn’t do anything.” Another student said, “I did this,” and quickly outlined five things they made and did over the...
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School Culture?
Who creates a school’s culture? Given that the first tenet of modern psychology is: “Human behavior is consistent and predictable,” school culture has traditionally...
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Commencement for 2020
Congratulations, you have graduated. Your academic achievements are documented and you have attained a level of understanding and mastery that is recognized…by someone. Your...
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Professing vs. Teaching
As an educational planner I work with teens who are contemplating their next important academic and life step, college. We work diligently—sometimes for years—to...
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Assumptions vs. The Python
And then dad said,... "$400... for Uber?! Are you kidding me?"* An important and unsettling disconnect—and in some cases, a blatant clash—often exists between...
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Recommendations Rule
Colleges are concerned. An increasing number of students provide amazing applications but arrive on campus unprepared for the challenges and stress of college life...
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Earbuds, Isolation, and Relationships
I am concerned. Students tell me they are excited to go to college to make new friends and build relationships. However, when I visit...
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Admissions Scandal vs. The Real Scandal
A salacious scandal can be so very captivating, and Operation Varsity Blues definitely qualifies as a good scandal. It highlights many unsavory human characteristics,...
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How Much Is Too Much?
I recently spoke with a senior attending a prestigious film school in southern California about tuition and student loans. He told me, “My $109,000...
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