
The Ultimate College Dorm Essentials Checklist (From a Counselor and a Mom Who’s Done This)
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If you’ve been treating “test-optional” as a settled, permanent thing, I want to gently wave a flag. Two changes are happening at the same time

I’m going to start with a confession. Last week, I spiraled. A wave of schools just announced they’re dropping their supplemental essays this year. Tulane,

If you feel like the college admissions rules change every time you blink, I have good news and bad news. The bad news is, you

If your child has been through something hard, you have probably had the thought, even if you would never say it out loud. That would

If you’re the mom of a rising senior, you are about to get a lot of conflicting information about what is and is not true

I just got back from the IECA conference in Baltimore. Three days with the best college counselors in the country. Sessions on Class of 2027

Mom, Ask the Teacher NOW (Not in August) Let me tell you what August looks like from a teacher’s chair. You walk into your first

I came back from the IECA conference in Baltimore last week with a head full of new thinking about a whole category of schools I

I opened a parent’s email yesterday and almost fell out of my chair. Boys state. Two weeks of summer camp. A week of family vacation.
Former high school counselor, mom of two boys, and your guide from freshman year through the finish line. I help parents figure out what matters now, what can wait, and what to do next.
Bring it to my free parent workshop. I teach a little, then we spend real time on your questions.