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Stacy Hernandez  received both her B.S. and M.S. from Northeastern University in Boston. From 1999 – 2011, I worked in undergraduate admissions at Johns Hopkins University and Northeastern University with short breaks during these years to have a family, work at Maryland Institute College of Art, and start a yoga business. In admissions, I read thousands of college applications, made admissions decisions, managed a variety of recruitment territories, oversaw the recruitment process and the tour guide program, and developed recruitment programming for underrepresented multicultural students. I switched sides of the desk and served as the Director of College Counseling at Dawson School in Lafayette, CO, from 2011 – 2015. At Dawson, I worked with all types of students to support their college admissions process and developed admissions programming for middle and high school students and parents. Additionally, I served as a College Counselor at Shining Mountain Waldorf School in Boulde...

Now that early application decisions are rolling in, we are starting to get a bigger picture of this year’s college application process. Here is what we are seeing… Big Increases In Applications So far, we are seeing record-breaking increases in early applications at many schools. Some schools have started to release their stats, but we are waiting for many more to come. Below are some of the schools that have started to release their early application numbers. Harvard University – 57% increase in Restrictive Early Action applications University of Georgia – 3,000 more applications this year for Early Action University of Notre Dame – 6% increase in Restrictive Early Action applications Emory University – 8% increase in Early Decision applications University of Pennsylvania – 23% increase in Early Decision applications Columbia University – 49% increase in Early Decisions applications University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill – 10% increase in Early Action applications Georgia Tech – 38...

In this video, we focus on what to expect, how the interview process works, and what to do to prepare for the interview. This is geared towards high school juniors and seniors that want to learn more about college admissions interviews. Buy Now !

Doing scholarship research during the December/January school break is a great use of your time. Applying for scholarships is a time-consuming endeavor. When it becomes a family effort, then students can make the scholarship application process feel much more manageable. The more scholarships that students apply to the more opportunities students may have to receive them. Students need to apply to many to get a few. The timeframe of searching for scholarships can start as early as 9th grade and go through all of your college years. Our scholarship support includes providing families with an overview of how to research scholarships, assistance in finding scholarships, and a better understanding of the different types of scholarships. College Affordability Support Jenna, our College Affordability Counselor, can help support your scholarship and/or financial aid process. As a former financial aid counselor at the University of Oregon and currently is a financial aid and scholarship expert...

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Day: Thursday, January 28, 2021 Time: 6:30 p.m. MT | 5:30 p.m. PT | 8:30 p.m. ET | 7:30 p.m. CT USA Cost: $20 This webinar is geared towards high school sophomores and juniors. We will focus on discussing when to test, which tests to take, and the future of testing. We will dedicate 45 to 60-minutes for this webinar. A video recording will be sent after the webinar. To register, please  click here .

If you saw the recent  Boston Globe article   “At Harvard, other elite colleges, more students deferring their first year ”, you may be left with many questions. The big headline is that 20% of Harvard first-year students have opted to defer their admission for one year. This is most likely due to Harvard announcing all  fall classes online .  This would mean that the deferred students would enter Harvard in the fall of 2021. However, we are seeing most colleges have lower numbers of first-year students requesting gap years. For example, 8% for MIT and 10% for Williams of the freshmen class requesting defers. The trends we are seeing most include: Most state schools are not being impacted as much due to the cheaper tuition rates, being closer to home, more academic diversity, etc. Most colleges offering on-campus living and either all in-person classes or hybrid class schedules are having fewer students defer. Overall, we are seeing that most first-year students plan...

There are so many moving pieces to the college application process. Check out this video to learn about the application timeline and the important pieces you need to be thinking about and doing. Sign up for a FREE 20-minute phone call or online video meeting now   so we can learn about your family’s college admissions needs and how we can provide support.