College Visits 101: Maximizing Your Time On Each CampusÂ
Bekka Goldberg
Associate Director of College Counseling
The Benjamin SchoolÂ
College Visits 101: Maximizing Your Time On Each CampusÂ
Bekka Goldberg
Associate Director of College Counseling
The Benjamin SchoolÂ
Slaying your Senior Summer: Taking Full Advantage of Your Summer Vacation
Carter Delloro
Associate Director of College Counseling
The Taft School
With roughly a month remaining in your summer vacation (your timing may vary, depending on where in the world you are), what are some of the things you can do as a rising senior and soon-to-be-college-applicant to make sure you’re making the most of your time?
First off, whether you’re working a job to earn some money, showing off your leadership skills at a summer camp, or participating in some other summer enrichment opportunities, give it your all and end with a bang. You want to live these moments to the fullest, because (as any adult in your life will tell you) you won’t get many more summers to devote to self-fulfillment. Learn as much as you can from whatever you’re doing right now, and it will make you a better person, student and employee in the future.
The Property Brothers as a Metaphor for the College Visit
Peter Jennings
Director of College Counseling
Concord Academy
For most college counselors, the demands of school year limit TV time, but everyone needs a little escapism: mine, I’ll confess, is Property Brothers. Aided by the twin skills of negotiating real estate deals and orchestrating a renovation, Drew and Jonathan Scott help families find and furnish homes.
Maybe this show isn’t complete escapism. After all, to observe the twins listen, assess the needs, and construct a plan, mirrors much of what college counselors do with their students.