by juliehanna | Oct 9, 2014 | Uncategorized
[socialring]Day 1 Syracuse: The fresh sod marks were still visible around the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications one day after Oprah was in town to ribbon-cut the facility’s $18 million makeover and addition of the Dick Clark Studios. Newhouse’s investment...
by juliehanna | Sep 26, 2014 | Uncategorized
[socialring]From my notes, and conversations with admissions reps: Gettysburg We read so many essays; the thing I’d tell students is, don’t write what you think we want to hear. Tell us what you want to say. St. Olaf It’s okay to write about your service trip—but...
by juliehanna | Sep 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
[socialring]The weather is beautiful in Minnesota this time of year; a visit to the lovely Twin Cities and the neighboring town of Northfield a few days ago highlighted some beautiful college campuses filled with T-shirt-and-shorts-clad students, green lawns, and...
by juliehanna | Sep 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
[socialring]It’s hard enough to answer the ubiquitous college essay supplement: “Why do you want to attend our school?” even after a visit. You don’t want to talk in generalities—prettiest campus; love the football team; have imagined myself there since I was six....
by juliehanna | Sep 9, 2014 | Uncategorized
[socialring]You’ve heard of test-optional—some of the best schools in the country don’t require you to send your standardized test scores (Bowdoin, Bates, Sarah Lawrence, Denison). But application-optional? Goucher College (Towson, Md.) just went there. While the...
