A few summers ago, I was in Colorado and getting a whoooooole lot of messages from anxious students about how to create a college list. It’s a daunting task even under the best of circumstances, and it can feel overwhelming. One ...
Y’all might already know this -- my second favorite part of college admissions after the personal essay is helping create college lists. It combines my love of travel, research, learning about culture and people, and education. I love throwing out suggestions ...
Hello Rising Seniors! I've done this the last nine summers and gotten some amazing responses, so I'm sure this year y'all won't disappoint and there will be just as many amazing responses! I have a big post coming later about how ...
One of the most difficult aspects of the college admissions experience is this feeling that you don’t have control over the process. That colleges make all the decisions. And that’s true, colleges do get to use their institutional priorities to eventually ...
Over the years, I've gotten so many questions about how to choose this school or that school or how to appeal financial aid or how to handle the opinions of others (like parents and friends). I’m gonna try to cover as ...
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 ...
A note: I am keeping the most updated version of this document at this link. November 18, 2025: If you’re queer, trans, nonbinary, genderfluid, otherwise LGBTQ, or the parent or loved one of a queer or trans student, I have no ...
A few summers ago, I was in Colorado and getting a whoooooole lot of messages from anxious students about how to create a college list. It’s a daunting task even under the best of circumstances, and it can feel overwhelming. One ...
Y’all might already know this -- my second favorite part of college admissions after the personal essay is helping create college lists. It combines my love of travel, research, learning about culture and people, and education. I love throwing out suggestions ...
Hello Rising Seniors! I've done this the last eight summers and gotten some amazing responses, so I'm sure this year y'all won't disappoint and there will be just as many amazing responses! I have a big post coming later about how ...
