July Reset, Week 1: The College Counseling Summer Checklist
Before the year ramps up, take a moment to reset. This back-to-school checklist for college counselors covers all the small but important updates that can make August less chaotic — from school profiles and folders to FERPA forms and rep visit tools. Even the obvious stuff is here, because sometimes that’s what gets missed.
The Money Talk – A Guide to the Family College Cost Conversation
I know this blog feels like it’s jumping around — essays one week, college lists the next, and now finances? You’re not wrong. But I’m intentionally trying to hit the most critical advising topics up front, so counselors have tools ready for the year ahead. In my experience, the family college cost conversation is one […]
Building a College List That Works
There’s the occasional moment in a junior meeting where I can see the pressure mounting — students staring at a blank college list, parents eager to suggest the alma mater or the “top” school they read about in U.S. News, and me trying to bring the focus back to fit. Because the truth is: A […]