“He’s always been good at math, so… engineering?” If you’ve said some version of that sentence, you’re in very good company. I hear it all
I hear two sentences constantly, usually from parents who are being very sensible and very organized about all of this. “He wants to be a
I hear a version of this line at least once a week, usually said with a resigned little shrug: “We make too much to get
Somewhere around now, usually late at night, a lot of us go down the same rabbit hole. You look at a school’s admit rate. You
This week we set off fireworks to celebrate independence. We wave the flags, we grill the burgers, we get a little teary at the good
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 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.
Today is May 1. If you are a senior reading this — you made it. I do not say that casually. I say it because
Let me paint you two pictures. Both families have a rising senior. Both families have been meaning to get organized. Both families care deeply about
Every parent I work with wants to help with the college essay. That is not the problem. The problem is that nobody ever tells them
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.
