Counselors' Corner

Views and opinions about the counseling profession

Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Summer Musings

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by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. Another year. Whew. Time, at least for most of us, for at least a few days of remembering just how great...
Wednesday, May 20, 2026

We Opened Up College Access Last Week to Thousands of Students

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by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. It started with a call from a mother on the West side of Michigan. A member of her family was about to a...
Wednesday, May 13, 2026

The Je Ne Sais Quoi of College Admissions

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by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. Eric Hoover is the best writer about college admissions out there, and if you haven’t read his classic p...
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Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Is Decision Day a Good Thing?

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by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. Like all ideas, it started off with the best of intentions. Why not take a moment to celebrate the hardw...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Opera, Brooklyn Pizza, Life Partners—The Case for College

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by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. A generation ago, college was considered the golden ticket, a way out of manual labor and into an easier...
Wednesday, April 22, 2026

A Note to Students About a College Saying No

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by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. It’s been a remarkable year to apply to college. Thanks to all kinds of new and unusual circumstances, t...
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