by juliehanna | Apr 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
[socialring]Is a record of community service important on the college application? It can be, and often is. Other times, it means very little. Why? Because admissions readers at the very competitive schools, who comb through application details more carefully than you...
by juliehanna | Apr 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
[socialring] During a tour of Boston College last week, our tour guide impressed upon the group that BC is a school where spirit matters, pride reigns strong, and students really, really like sports.Then somebody’s dad floated the name Doug Flutie, and our guide’s...
by juliehanna | Apr 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
[socialring] Emerson College in Boston is known for its strength in the arts: Its media and journalism programs, film and TV production and writing, and its full spectrum of theatre studies, from dramaturgy to musical theatre. Occupying one side of a city block in...
by juliehanna | Mar 31, 2014 | Uncategorized
[socialring]April 6, 2014 College consultants will always tell their students to pick up a copy of the school newspaper when they are on college visits. It’s another window into what’s happening on campus. I always grab one, and it’s usually interesting. But no...
by juliehanna | Mar 31, 2014 | Uncategorized
[socialring]April 5, 2014 This is the video that started a conversation a little over a year ago: What Most Schools Don’t Teach. With more than 11.5 million youtube views, it’s sparked both controversy and support, and the debate is still going. Should coding be...
by juliehanna | Mar 31, 2014 | Uncategorized
April 1, 2014 [socialring] This was the week students began jumping for joy over their college acceptance letters, or coming to terms with a tough rejection from a top choice. And then there are those who also got wait-listed. The dreaded wait list: A cause for...
