Application Season Is Here: Build a System Before You Build Stress August marks an exciting milestone in the college application journey: the Common App is officially open! For rising seniors, this is the month when college applications become real. Essays are being drafted, supplemental prompts are available, recommendation requests are being made, and deadlines are suddenly just around the corner. With so many moving pieces, it's easy to feel overwhelmed before you've even submitted your...

Letting Go, All at Once: The Reality of College Move-In There are very few weekends in life that hit you from every angle—logistically, emotionally, physically—all at once. Moving your first child into college is one of them. It’s exciting. It’s overwhelming. It’s joyful. It’s disorienting. And somehow, it all happens in a matter of hours. As a parent who has lived it, here are 10 things I wish every family truly understood before move-in weekend. _____________________________________________...

The Best College Essay Topics Aren't the Ones You Think Summer is officially here, and for many rising seniors, that means one thing: it's time to start thinking seriously about your Personal Essay. For some students, the hardest part isn't the writing—it's deciding what to write about. Questions like, "Is my story interesting enough?" or "Do I need to write about something extraordinary?" or “What if nothing bad has ever happened to me?” are incredibly common. The truth is, many students...