Talking to one’s children about college is stressful. Whenever I give talks in our Connecticut offices about the subject, heads nod when I say that line. Parents don’t walk to talk about the subject because thoughts of their baby leaving the nest are sad. Children don’t want to talk about college because they know the […]
Read MoreParents, at least in our suburban Connecticut college counseling base, are often stuck in a paradox regarding their children and college costs. College costs are out of control and there is rarely any other large investment that can be made to help their children transition from high school to college. Let’s start with the first […]
Read MoreConnecticut parents with their first child going through the college process will hear a great deal of misinformation. Most misconceptions come from other parents with their singular stories of their child’s process, much of which will not have relevance to your child. Some of the misinformation comes from colleges who – as gently as I […]
Read MoreAbout five years ago when I was working with a student on her college applications, I remember looking at her GPA: 99.3. “Wow!” was my first reaction. She went to a very good high school in Connecticut so there was no immediate thought that her grades were misleading. But then I saw her class rank. […]
Read MoreFrom UCONN: Get one step closer to joining UConn Nation. A few things you should know: The SAT or the ACT is a required piece of your application to UConn. It’s one of several pieces taken into consideration as part of our holistic application review process. Test results must be submitted directly from the […]
Read MoreWe live in an area with many strong public high schools. East Lyme High School has consistently stood out to me as producing some of the smartest and most well prepared in our region. Perhaps one of the original reasons was that Pfizer would unofficially recommend East Lyme as the town to live in when […]
Read More“This is therapy.” a mother with a Daniel Hand High School junior recently said to me in relation to our kick-off to college counseling session. “I have been driving myself crazy with all the things that I thought my son had to do and I appreciate that you narrowed the list.” “Eat food. Mostly plants. […]
Read MoreIn recommending The Learning Consultants services to a private school in Connecticut, a former client who had three of his children go through our SAT Prep classes, told his story to the Board of Trustees. “I was the classic underachiever in high school. My grades were spotty. I did well in classes I liked and […]
Read MoreWe all know the overly involved sports parent and those in theatre know the overly involved theatre parent. While there certainly are parents who are overbearing in relation to academics, it has been my observation that the number of parents who are heavily involved with sporting teams and some other activities dwarfs the number who are […]
Read MoreSchools in Connecticut’s affluent suburbs – Branford, Guilford, Madison, Old Saybrook, Old Lyme, Valley Regional, East Lyme, etc. all are extremely strong compared to the rest of the nation. US News & World Report, the arbiter of all rankings(!), released a report on the best states. Connecticut came in 4th for education. But for towns along […]
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