Colleges seek students who are a great match. With online applications, colleges have more and more applicants and, thus, need ways to differentiate amongst them. As a result, an increasing number of schools are using demonstrated interest as a factor …
February/March is “prime time” for helping high school juniors pick their senior year schedules. Colleges are looking for academically committed and passionate students. The senior year schedule should take the shape of a peak, not a plateau or downhill...
So, I’m sitting in the lobby of a Marriott Courtyard in Waco, TX waiting for 26 high school juniors to come down to the lobby. It’s day three of a college tour and it’s early in the morning. It’s the …
Over the next few Thursdays, Rebecca Joseph will provide weekly college readiness tips for those counselors working with high school juniors. There is so much high school counselors can do now to help juniors, so that they finish their high...
We have recently begun meeting with juniors to discuss their hopes and dreams for college, and I’m finding that their hopes and dreams can change more often than their clothes. This is to be expected, but it’s interesting to see …
