by juliehanna | May 12, 2016 | Uncategorized
[socialring]I was in the audience last week for a fascinating talk given by Dr. Ellen Braaten, author and child neuropsychologist at Mass. General Hospital in Boston. Her topic was “The Curse of the Average Child.” Braaten related the story of a family who came to see...
by juliehanna | Mar 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
[socialring]You may take it for granted that your kids will graduate from college in four years—after all, you probably did it. The reality is, fewer than half do. Figures fluctuate wildly from as low as 10% at many non-flagship state institutions to the 80s at more...
by juliehanna | Mar 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
[socialring]I was sitting in a student’s family dining room recently fielding questions about colleges when she brought up the University of Washington, in Seattle. “I heard that.” Mom’s head popped in from the kitchen. A minute before, I had been trying to convince...
by juliehanna | Feb 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
[socialring]The Common App has announced the essay prompts for 2016-17 and the big news is: There’s no news. Essay prompts will remain unchanged. For those dying to get a head start, here are the five prompts, for which students are given 650 words to compose...
by juliehanna | Feb 3, 2016 | Uncategorized
[socialring]Demonstrated interest: How interested are you in a college, and how have you demonstrated that interest? Say you are a junior interested in College A. You filled out a form online asking a question or for more information. You followed it up with a visit....
by juliehanna | Feb 3, 2016 | Uncategorized
[socialring]Four colleges in 48 hours—Santa Clara, Stanford, U San Francisco, U Cal-Berkeley—each with its own personality. A powerhouse in the sciences, foreign languages, East Asian Studies, math, computing, and more, Cal received 82,000 applications this year for...
