It’s strange to be writing this blog from my couch, when typically during the first week of April, our campus tours are at capacity, our current students are full of excitement about upcoming on-campus events, and our Admissions Staff is busy planning large events and is eagerly awaiting the arrival of hundreds of admitted students. …
Category: Counselor Blogs
Virtual Campus Visit Options
One of the greatest tools in finding your college home is a campus visit. Setting foot on a college campus can be the deciding factor when choosing where you will call home for this next chapter. Many students say that just driving though our picturesque gates and around the campus gave them that “feeling.” You…
Finding Balance Your Senior Year
It’s senior year and you’re trying to balance classes, extracurricular activities, your social life, college applications, and not to mention dealing with the fact that the next few years of your life are currently an unknown! That can be a lot to juggle when it seems to hit you all at once. Finding ways to…
Tips for Writing a Fantastic College Essay
When you reach the point of filling out college applications, most of the work is behind you. You’ve earned the grades, taken the tests, and have narrowed down a list of colleges to apply to. The essay is the last piece of the puzzle! Here are some tips I hope you find helpful when thinking…
How to Successfully Prepare for a College Meeting
It is true what they say – time flies! One day it is freshman year of high school, then before you know it you are an upperclassmen studying for your SAT’s. Touring college campuses, perfecting your college essay, all while trying to narrow down your list of potential schools to attend. Whether you are scheduling…
Just Can’t Wait to be on the Road Again
Picture this: It is mid-July. I am at my desk. I have carved out some time this afternoon to write this blog post, wherein I hope to shed light on what we in the field of college admissions refer to as “travel season.” However, by the time this post is published it will be mid-September….
Top 5 Ways to Make the Most of your Campus Visit
Do you ever feel like these flamingos? Touring so many schools, absorbing so many facts? Campus Visits can be overwhelming, but fear not… this blog post covers the top 5 ways to make the most of your college visits. Dress appropriately This might sound silly, but if you feel uncomfortable during your campus visit, you’ll…
What to do in Greenville, SC?
I have young children, so the idea of navigating the college search process as a parent seems light years away. But I know it’s coming. When it does, there’s no doubt that I’ll be able to spout of a litany of reasons why my kids should pick a school. I’ll coax them to consider all…
Actually, It’s Junior Year That Is Important
This fall you will walk into junior year thinking all you have to do about college is not much. Just see where your friends go and take one of those tests. But it is not that simple. What you get done during junior year is crucial to providing you with options that help shape the…
Parents: Buckle Up!
BUCKLE UP! As a college admissions counselor and mom of a current junior and senior in high school, I often hear other parents and friends say that they just don’t know where to begin or how they are ever going to survive the college search process. Some have been down this road before with an…