It’s going to be a hectic week for me because our family is having our annual holiday party and I’ll be making all the food for 80 people. All I’ve gotten done so far is a mousse pate, puff pastry pinwheels and spicy pecans so I’ve got a lot to do. I will quickly share [...]
A College Admission Weak Link
on December 29, 2010 in Academics, Admissions, Evaluating Schools, High school counselors
The Skinny on College Recommendation Letters
on December 15, 2010 in Admission practices, Admissions, Applying, High school counselors
I wrote this post a year ago when my son was asking for college recommendations. He’s in college now, but I thought parents and teenagers could benefit from what I wrote in 2009. This is the time of year when high school counselors and teachers are flooded with requests to write college recommendation letters. Writing [...]
10 Things That Many High School Counselors Don't Know
on October 18, 2010 in Admissions, Financial aid, High school counselors, Money, Scholarships
I am sure that I ticked off a fair number of high school counselors yesterday when I wrote this post: Why High School Counselors Don’t Know Much About College I wanted to follow up with a list of things that the typical high school counselors doesn’t know. This list could have been much longer, but [...]
Why High School Counselors Don't Know Much About College
on October 18, 2010 in Academics, Admissions, High school counselors
I spent yesterday afternoon giving a workshop for some families about how they can increase their chances of finding wonderful schools for their teenagers while shrinking their costs at the same time. The parents, whose teenagers attend both private and public suburban schools in San Diego, were shocked that they hadn’t heard about any of [...]
How To Select a College Counselor
on October 7, 2010 in Admissions, Evaluating Schools, High school counselors, Parents, Research
How do you select an independent college counselor? A parent posted that question on my college blog a couple of weeks ago and I promised that I’d provide the answer. I had the good fortune to interview three prominent independent college counselors on this subject when I was at a national college conference last week [...]
Censoring Financial Aid Information
on June 10, 2010 in Admissions, Financial aid, High school counselors, Money
With about 800 other people, I’ve been spending the last couple of days at the WACAC conference at the University of San Francisco. WACAC stands for the Western Association for College Admission Counseling. I gave a speech on shrinking the cost of college — one of my favorite topics — at the educational conference that [...]
About Lynn
In addition to writing her nationally known blog here on TheCollegeSolution.com, Lynn O’Shaughnessy is an author, higher-ed journalist, speaker and college consultant. Lynn writes about college strategies for CBSMoneyWatch and US News & World Report. She's the author of The College Solution, an Amazon.com bestseller and... Continue Reading...




