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THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE
Spring Break college touring(written by Lori McCormick) Students and families might use the opportunity of Spring Break to visit colleges. Some students are visiting to decide if they will...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Mar. 22, 2018There are no comments yet. 10870 Views
THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE
Building a college list(Written by Lori McCormick) Public, private, urban, suburban, rural, small, medium, large, research opportunities, liberal arts, East Coast, West Coast, somewhere...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Aug. 30, 2018There are no comments yet. 9223 Views
THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE
Honesty is the Best PolicyMany students are applying to their early application colleges this week. When it comes to essays, my job as an independent admissions counselor is to help students...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Oct. 31, 2018There are no comments yet. 10045 Views
THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE
College Tours(Written by Lori McCormick) With spring break college tour planning underway, parents and students, here are some questions commonly addressed during college...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Feb. 18, 2019There are no comments yet. 9679 Views
THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE
Summer Programs – the Pros and Cons(Written by Lori McCormick, Marc Thompson and Rebecca Bjorklund from College Advising Team) Colleges across the country offer an assortment of pre-college programs...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Jan. 31, 2019There are no comments yet. 9910 Views
THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE
National Decision Day(written by Lori McCormick) Today is National Decision Day! What this means is that today is the deadline for high school students to commit to their college....
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on May. 1, 2019There are no comments yet. 8049 Views
THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE
Thank Your Counselors. It's National School Counseling WeekWritten by John Raftrey Today kicks off National School Counseling Week in the United States. Please, everybody, do two things this week: 1) Stop by your...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Feb. 3, 2020There are no comments yet. 8302 Views
THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE
National Decision Day(Written by Lori McCormick) March tends to be a busy month for students (and families!) anxiously waiting for the final round of college acceptance notifications....
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Mar. 1, 2020There are no comments yet. 6754 Views
THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE
Colleges still accepting applications(Written by Lori McCormick) Did you apply to college and are not satisfied with your outcomes? Did you have a change of heart and decide you want to apply...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on May. 5, 2020There are no comments yet. 9530 Views
THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE
Common Application and COVID-19(written by Lori McCormick) The Common Application, which is used by over 800 colleges, is adding a new question to their 2020-2021 application this upcoming...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on May. 13, 2020There are no comments yet. 13475 Views
THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE
Judge Rules UC's Cannot use SAT/ACT in Admissions This YearAlameda Superior Court Judge Brad Seligman today issued a preliminary injunction preventing the UC's from using test scores in determining admission or scholarship...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Sep. 1, 2020There are no comments yet. 10866 Views
THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE
March Madness for SeniorsThis blog post was written by John Raftrey Every March is always a tense month for seniors as they await their admission decisions. This will be the most gut-wrenching...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Feb. 28, 2021There are no comments yet. 16334 Views
STORIES OF HOPE
Reader Guest Post: Life's Map==I This entry comes from a reader of the blog, who has kindly and compassionately written the following piece about her own experience with losing a loved one....
Original post made by Aldis Petriceks on Apr. 16, 2018There are no comments yet. 19796 Views
STORIES OF HOPE
Hospice, Palliative Care, and the Healing of a Life==B With the recent holiday season, I've been taking a much-needed break from my research and writing work. To recharge my energy and ideas, I'll be off from writing...
Original post made by Aldis Petriceks on Jan. 2, 2019There are no comments yet. 13559 Views
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