Last month I attended the IECA Conference in Boston and toured seven college campuses in and around the city. This visit I concentrated on schools with specific academic specialties. My first stop was Babson College: a small business school located
Colorful tulips and green grass lined the highway from the Denver Airport to Colorado Springs, but it was the majestic snow covered mountains that commanded my attention. The Colorado Rockies are an outdoor enthusiast’s dream and certainly part of the
What’s in a name? It’s an age-old question Shakespeare poses when love is forbidden based on family name alone in Romeo and Juliette. Names conjure up ideas and emotions. That’s a fact. Advertisers bank on the “right” brand name to
As I entered the gated campus of Stevens Institute of Technology on a crystal clear day I stopped the car to admire the breathtaking, million-dollar view of Manhattan. I was immediately reminded what makes Stevens standout from other STEM and
Emails and postcards are flooding inboxes and cluttering kitchen counters of high school juniors all across the country. These promotional materials invite prospective college students to tour campuses, attend information sessions and visit open houses. There’s no question that college
We headed north of NYC for our last day of the Greater NYC college tour. Iona College and Marist College were on the schedule. Iona College was on my must see list for a long time. I was thrilled to
We boarded the Greater NYC college tour bus early Tuesday morning with a full schedule ahead of us. Wagner College, Hofstra University and Adelphi University were our day’s destinations. Each of these schools updated us on their standout academics, student
There are many wonderful college choices in the Greater NYC area – too many to list here. Last week 40 other independent counselors and I focused on eight of them. As always, we toured campuses and heard from admissions reps
Last month Williams College hosted the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships. My husband and I sat in the stands to watch our son Ryan (a senior at Hamilton College) swim his final swim
You wouldn’t dream of buying a car without test-driving it. Right? Purchasing a car is a big investment. Before buying that new car, you want to see how it feels behind the wheel and how it handles the road. Likewise,