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Supporting Deferred Students

Supporting deferred students with clear next steps during college admissions decision season

Deferrals are more common than ever as colleges manage record application volumes. This post helps counselors guide students through next steps with clarity, perspective, and a simple checklist they can use right away.

Building a College List That Works

Illustration of a categorized college list with sections for aspirational, target, likely, and anchor schools, designed to help students organize and reflect on their college choices.

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 […]