“War Eagle,” the Auburn staff, faculty and students enthusiastically roared as we stepped into the information session at Auburn University. (We learned what those two words meant at the end of our tour.) From the moment we stepped on campus
Two weeks ago I left behind the frigid temperatures of New Jersey and headed to Atlanta for the “Georgia on My Mind Tour.” We had a busy schedule ahead, eight college campuses to visit in four days, but the sixty-degree
It’s midway junior year. Your college counselor gives you a preliminary list of colleges. Reading through the list, you see schools that are very familiar to you and others that you know little or nothing about. What’s next? Gravitate towards
Can school spirit only be found on college campuses with football stadiums holding 100,000 spectators? After visiting more than 150 college campuses across the country, I can say with utmost certainty that school pride is alive and well on campuses
Good Will Hunting flashbacks flooded my mind as I walked the long, dark halls of the vintage Massachusetts Institute of Technology building on my way to the admissions information session. We were fortunate to have the Director of Admissions, Matt
So, you want to study business? If you are looking for an undergraduate, mid-sized business school in the Boston suburbs, Bentley University may be a good fit for you. I visited the beautiful, 190-acre campus last spring with 49 other
If you’re like me, you’ve been glued to your TV each night watching the Olympic games. I love watching the nail biting performances and hearing the inspirational backstories of the Olympians. Writing a college essay is much like preparing for
Lucky for me, and the other 40 Independent College Counselors on the Greater Boston tour, the rain lightened up as we pulled onto the campus of Brandeis University. I was very anxious to finally tour the campus where 3,500 undergraduates
It was a dreary, rainy day when I toured the Tufts University campus with 50 other independent college counselors last month. I was anxious to visit campus again, because it had been over a decade since my last visit. Fortunately,
Summer is here! If you’re a rising high school senior, take some time for fun and relaxation. You deserve it! But don’t get too caught up in the lazy days of summer. Instead, use summer to jumpstart college applications. You’ll