It comes more naturally for me to critique Girlie (for new readers, this is how I refer to my 12 year old daughter online) than to extol her unique gifts. Knowing this, I try to keep things in balance. To see her realistically as she is, but also to look beyond the typical “measures” of…
Yes, I’ve written about this before. Tough noogies. This is important. Single parenting done well is the most challenging role of human existence. There are no breaks, no time off – paid or otherwise. The role (not the child/children, please note) is utterly indifferent to your emotional or physical infirmities, either temporary or permanent. The…
Parents often want to know how college admission officers view Advanced Placement (AP) versus International Baccalaureate (IB) courses on a high school transcript. Here are descriptions of both programs and some ways to evaluate them. First, what are they? AP stands for Advanced Placement, a series of courses developed in the U.S. in 1956 by…
As promised over on the KSA Educational Consulting Facebook page, I’ve begun a series of tips and posts about paying for college. Today’s post should interest any student planning to attend college or anyone who has a vested interest in such a student. So if this is you, read on! Tuition discounting is probably one…
If you’re reading this, you’ve probably applied to schools and been admitted. You may have even honored the May 1st National Response Deadline and indicated to a college or university that you intend to register for classes, move into a residence hall and attend orientation. Maybe you have a hoodie with this school’s name on…
This is the time of year when I begin to hear from parents of students who’ve been denied admission to the college of their choice. These are tough conversations. Parents are doing a lot of second-guessing, wondering if things would have been different if they’d hired me or someone else to help them with the…
