Last week a San Diego family stayed with us while on their college tour. These savvy people waited to look at schools until after their child had been accepted. Not only do I admire their attitude about the process, but … Continue reading
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Juniors, start working on your essays. But make sure your proofread and don’t trust your computer to spell check. Every admissions person on our tour ended his or her presentation with a real example of a horrendous, humorous error sent … Continue reading
Tonight a family from San Diego will be staying with us as part of their college tour. Because they are not neurotic people, they did not spend time or money looking at colleges until after their daughter was accepted. Now … Continue reading
Arrived home to find that my husband, home alone, had lost 10.5 pounds while we were on our college tour. (Our younger son, Brown ’16, had gone on a fabulous vacation with a friend.) Inspired to get back to his … Continue reading
There are all sorts of rumors floating around our community about brilliant, qualified teens who did not get into college this year. Heard that one girl showed up at her high school after spring break wearing a sweatshirt with the … Continue reading