Tour Guide Horror Stories: Part 2

Tour Guide Horror Stories: Part 2

By Chris Helvajian I have two fun stories to share with all of you this week. These fall under the motif of surprise. As always, names and colleges have been removed or changed. Tour Interrupted In my sophomore year I...
DEA Inclusion: Apply for DEA Grants!

DEA Inclusion: Apply for DEA Grants!

Want to take your juniors on a west coast college tour? Do you have an idea to support students or education professionals from disadvantaged communities? Consider applying for a DEA Grant! The Diversity, Equity and Access (DEA) Committee...
Tour Guide Horror Stories: Part 2

Tour Guide Horror Stories

By Chris Helvajian During my college-going years, I had many friends at other colleges who were tour guides and I was a veteran tour guide myself. From the hundreds of tours we led, I began curating the best Tour Guide …

Too Much of a Good Thing?

As juniors finish up their penultimate high school year, they will know even more about what colleges should go on their final college lists. Sidwell Friends, an elite private school in Washington, DC, does it right: it limits students to …

Junior College Readiness Leads to Senior Success

May is a key time of year for highly school juniors. Proactive college planning will empower their senior year college application process. Below we provide key testing, summer planning, counseling, and college visiting tips. 1. Test Readiness Juniors are lucky...