Note: I wanted to let you know that I will be holding my next two college workshops at the University of California, San Diego on Jan. 28 and Feb. 4. At the workshops — you can sign up for one or both – I aim to share with you ways to help you make smart [...]
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Bad College Advice: Readers Weigh In
I devoted my last two college blog posts to exploring why high school counselors fail so many students with their college advice. If you missed them, here they are: What’s Wrong With High School Counselors What’s Wrong With High School Counselors, Part II I received many great comments regarding those posts and I wanted to [...]
What’s Wrong With High School Counselors Part II
I want to thank everybody who commented yesterday on my post: What’s Wrong with High School Counselors? And a shout out to those who shared their thoughts about the post on the Facebook page for The College Solution. (If you haven’t checked it out and “liked” my new Facebook page, please do!) The thoughtful comments [...]
What’s Wrong With High School Counselors?
I wrote this post a year ago, but I wanted to share it again because I think it’s important that families understand the limitations of many high school counselors when it comes to sharing advice about critical college issues. Parents and teenagers need to know this because if they rely exclusively on their counselor’s advice, [...]
A New Jersey Teen’s College Success Story
I am always thrilled when I get email from parents who pass along success stories. Today I heard from Gary Hasenbalg, a dad from New Jersey, who wanted to thank me for the college advice he’s gleaned from my book and college blogs. I asked him if I could share his family’s experience and he [...]
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