đź‘‹ Hello, beautiful seniors and other applicants. Look, I know this week and the next couple of weeks are gonna feel just super fucked up and shitty for a lot of you. I wish I could wave a magic wand and ...
I see you. I hear you. I am here for you. And so are many others. If you’re not feeling that love and support, please be sure to look beyond your immediate boundaries. If you’re queer, trans, nonbinary, genderfluid, or otherwise ...
Few things are as frustrating or painstaking (but also exciting!) as selecting your courses during high school. There’s all this pressure to take the most honors, APs, or IB courses possible — like there’s some magical combination of classes that will ...
One of my favorite parts about the whole college admissions experience (especially since there are so many stressful aspects) has always been college visits! Even though I’ve been out of college for…a while now…I still love visiting colleges, and over the ...
❓“How good are my extracurriculars?” It's one of the most common questions we get here on A2C. Then I receive tons more about how many extracurriculars are necessary and whether a kid’s chances will be hurt because they haven’t performed at ...
If you’re reading this, you know the entire college admissions process is riddled with potential pitfalls and scary challenges. Letters of recommendation. Essays. Interviews. All of these hurdles inspire tons of anxiety among college-bound students. But none seem so intimidating, so ...
Hello Second Semester Seniors! If you’re feeling a little bit of senioritis, please know the struggle is real. And if you’re feeling even more worried about your college applications now than you were before you submitted them, you are not alone! ...
Before I get started with all the amazing colleges still looking for students like you, I'm gonna link some posts you might find helpful at this stage of the admissions journey: My latest post about handling decisions, deferrals, LOCIs, and more ...
Every year lots and lots of applicants are deferred from some of their favorite colleges. It sucks when life doesn’t go your way for sure, but maybe it helps to know that you’re not alone? Now, what do you do with ...
🤓 If you’re a procrastinator like me, you might have put off starting your applications until now. Not to worry -- it’s not too late! But, it's definitely time to get this party started – like right now. (If you only ...
