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A brief moment of honesty: there’s no possible way to sugarcoat how much standardized testing can stink. The cramped desks, the endless scratching of pencils, the nonchalant way the proctor announces that there are only 15 minutes left like it isn’t...

It’s back to school time! For seniors dealing with college applications, the good news is that you are in the homestretch, but these next few months are sure to be stressful and busy. As a former admissions officer and long-time college consultant, I...

In today’s college admissions cycle, schools rely heavily on the notion of  “demonstrated interest” to determine whether a student should receive an offer of admission.
The first thing to understand is that many colleges track every single one of your visits — both physical and electronic/virtual — in order to determine your level of demonstrated interest. From their perspective, they place the highest value on attendance...

We left Parent’s Weekend at my son’s college delighted. He has sooo many opportunities…I hope he takes advantage of just 10% of them. But, there was something that struck me as a little odd. When President Hanlon, two alums and a current student addressed...