Recently, I drove to a family’s home for a best-fit colleges meeting with their son. I gather both the student and parents together for the occasion. I had spent weeks building a thoughtful college list around his goals, personality, maturity level, academic profile, and long-term aspirations. When I arrived, I discovered he had two finals the next day: Calculus and Latin. The family still wanted to proceed with the meeting. I declined. Not because the meeting wasn’t importan

With your diploma in hand from commencement (or very soon) and a bit of frosting still left on your lips from your celebration cake, you are ready to be D.O.N.E. Well before you go dorm shopping for stuff you won't even use at college but think you couldn't live without, let's make sure you REALLY are done with the task that comes from being a Senior. A Checklist of Sorts Below is a checklist I've compiled over the years that I share with my clients to make sure everything th

May 1—College Decision Day. It's time to make your choice. By 11:59 p.m. tonight, you'll have decided where you'll begin your college career in the fall. How are you feeling about your decision? Are you excited, nervous, happy, at peace, or regretful? However you feel, I want you to know it will all be okay! When my own clients are trying to decide their path, I always send them words of encouragement from the amazing founder of Apple, Steve Jobs. I find it difficult to belie

Seniors, you've received several acceptances, and one college rose to the top. It's the one that longed for you, and you longed for it. You've made your love official by submitting your enrollment deposit, and your hopes are to live happily ever after from orientation week to commencement day. Although you've made your decision and are now moving on - what about your other admirers? Let's do this the right way! In this classic "It's not you, it's me" scenario, the same breaku