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 …
Recently, my son came in from playing with his neighborhood buddies. He was wearing an orange Neil Armstrong NASA spacesuit. This isn’t a rare occurrence, as he often goes about daily life wearing a costume. He has a vivid imagination...
So, it’s the second semester of senior year. Students can see the finish line, but it still seems “so far away”. They are stuck in this weird holding pattern. Most of their college apps are finished and submitted. They are …
“Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” – Mike Tyson So, it didn’t work out the way that you wanted. You applied ED or EA and the University of your Dreams made the egregious error of...
I like to watch my kids sleep. My own biological children, not my students. The latter would probably put me on some kind of watch list. Anyway, I like to watch my own children sleep. They are so peaceful and …
“You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” -Inigo Montoya, The Princess Bride. As a person in his early 40’s, I have come to grips with the notion that I will …