Posted on November 27, 2009 by deanflagel
Happy Thanksgiving! You know what this holiday means, of course…that’s right, college application deadlines. Most of the country is busy trying to re-create the quality intellectual experience of Big Brother by gathering numerous family members into the same small space for extended periods, offering endless opportunities for nerve fraying drama. High school seniors, however, know [...]
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Posted on November 24, 2009 by deanflagel
The web (and even Southpark) seems abuzz with “news”, based very scientifically on the promotional efforts of the movie, 2012, that the Mayans predicted the end of the world. I realize this seems rather gloomy news for Thanksgiving week, but fortunately I don’t believe that it’s all that easy to predict the future. I get reminded of this every year when I hear from educators and families convinced that they KNOW who will get into particular colleges.
Horse. Hockey.
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Posted on November 19, 2009 by deanflagel
you are all but required to agonize over where you will apply. Unfortunately getting your applications submitted doesn’t usually ease your burden in the least. Apart from the stress about whether or not you’ll get admitted (more on that soon) you have the awful, gut-wrenching torture of messages from colleges about your applications – messages seemingly designed for the express purpose of driving you into therapy (or possibly a relationship with the undead).
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Posted on November 12, 2009 by deanflagel
We’ve been trained by the schools to BE INVOLVED. Not surpsingly, this leads to repeated questions wondering just how involved parents should be in the admissions process.
Very.
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Posted on November 3, 2009 by deanflagel
So bottom line – predicting what any reader may like in an essay is like trying to guess who will like a particular movie or flavor of ice cream.
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