Resident chocoholic, Admissions officer, Mom of two college graduates.
As my children were growing up there were many days when I would wish I had a magic handbook to tell me what to do in instances of parental paralysis. What’s the right approach? How do we find the balance between too much parental involvement and not enough? Obviously there are no absolute answers (that’s why it’s often so overwhelming!) but we do our best. At no time is that notion of needing reassurance more apparent than during the college admission process! As an admissions professional, former college counselor, and now, the mother of two college graduates, I offer this blog for parents.
As we dig out from the blizzard of 2017 I am reminded how important it is for our visitors to be prepared for the unexpected that comes along with travelling…
As a mom who has been there, I have suggestions for families awaiting college decisions:
Take a deep breath.
Some students have already heard from Early…
The wait is almost over--those early decisions will be arriving in the next few weeks (we will release decisions by December 18th) and I offer some parental…
