Making the Most of Your College Visits

When it comes to choosing the place you’ll spend the next chapter of your life, college visits are absolutely invaluable. It doesn’t matter if you stalk the university’s official Instagram, watch dozens of YouTube videos, read a pamphlet, and scour the school’s website – there is nothing quite like stepping foot on the actual campus. […]

The Pros and Cons of Taking a Gap Year

The Pros and Cons of Taking a Gap Year If you haven’t heard, Malia Obama got into Harvard. While she probably jumped around gleefully in the privacy of her own bedroom (you know, in the Whitehouse), she responded coolly by saying, “Hold that thought.” Malia is going to take a year off between high school and […]

Some Tips to Ease Your Freshman Fears

Some Tips to Ease Your Freshman Fears Transitioning to high school is daunting. I remember walking to my very first high school class when ­– hooray! – I saw a friendly face in the sea of upperclassmen. I stopped to give them a quick, nervous hug, only to hear someone yell, “MOVE, FRESHMAN!” Ah, those were the […]

Why Grades Don’t Matter (at Least, Not as Much as These Things)

Today’s blog is a bit of a personal anecdote from college. I was in a class that I wasn’t very invested in, taking it only to fill a requirement for my major. I had a friend in the class, and we were discussing our grades on the midterm exam. She had gotten a B-, and […]

Homework & Studying Hacks for Students with ADD or ADHD

Homework & Studying Hacks for Students with ADD or ADHD ADD, Attention-Deficit Disorder, and ADHD, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, can make high school tough. If you’re a student or the parent of a student with ADD or ADHD, you know that it can make the academic pressures of high school that much more intense. While everyone with […]