by Lee Norwood | Jun 7, 2021 | Extra Curricular
Activities That Change Lives Future Tracks – FREE Advice! Join Mary Ziola-Vega and Anne Sullivan every other Tuesday starting May 18th for Future Tracks Talking about future opportunities for all students in high school and beyond! We’ll discuss topics ranging from...
by Lee Norwood | Apr 26, 2021 | College Admissions
Guidelines for Making a Final Choice of College By Erin Barnes on April 20, 2020 For families of students recently admitted to college, the coming weeks are critical to the final choice of a college. With a spring enrollment deadline looming, important decisions must...
by Austin Curwen | Apr 8, 2021 | College Admissions, Uncategorized
If you were a high school counselor and had to write a recommendation for each of your students… …it’s likely this challenging task may now be EXTREMELY difficult as school has been online (for most). Your child’s counselor may not have had an opportunity...
by Lee Norwood | Mar 31, 2021 | Uncategorized
Negotiating Aid- GOOD wait list news! No April Fools Here! Staying together through the end. Pic…my kiddo at NC State Wilson College of Textiles 2021~ No PROM? Drat! But the college application process IS almost over, so celebrations and grad parties are on the...
by Lee Norwood | Feb 26, 2021 | College Admissions
FEBRUARY 19, 2021 UNCATEGORIZED You did it! You worked hard. You managed through the adversity of COVID, online learning, canceled test dates, and unprecedented surges in application numbers (up 102% at Colgate!) But, your perseverance and strategic thinking paid off....
by Lee Norwood | Jan 26, 2021 | College Admissions, Uncategorized
“The best explanation of Merit Aid I have ever read.” – Emilie “Mo” Mobley, California College Consulting & our Director of Punctuation and Structure Jan. 23, 2021 This article is adapted from “The Price You Pay for College: An...
by Lee Norwood | Jan 18, 2021 | College Admissions
Many summer pre-college programs and courses have moved to an online format. As you review the examples below, you will want to consider if you prefer a credit or non-credit program or course. We have broken the list into sub categories. You will notice that many of...
by Lee Norwood | Dec 31, 2020 | College Admissions
Class of Change: What 2021 Seniors Can Expect for College Admissions With massive change on the horizon for college admissions throughout the nation, local counselors make sense of the foggy future for the class of 2021 and beyond. by Natalie Hall Expand Illustration:...