Thursday, November 17, 2011

Effective College Counseling is Just Eight Minutes Away

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By Patrick O'Connor School counselors have a new reason to be grateful this Thanksgiving season, thanks to a report released yesterda...
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Thursday, November 10, 2011

What’s Best, or Whatever?

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By Patrick O'Connor I was working on some last-minute college applications today, and nothing was going to distract me from them.  Stu...
Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Your Essay Limit Just Got Lowered. OK.

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By Patrick O'Connor College applicants received a cold blast from the East this weekend, and I’m not talking about the snowstorm that ...
Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Is it Smart to Apply Early? Maybe

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By Patrick O'Connor With  November 1st  coming up, a good number of students may be coming to your door and asking the age-old colleg...
Thursday, October 20, 2011

The Debt We Owe Our Children, and The One They Shouldn’t Owe Anyone

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By Patrick O'Connor This is one of my father’s favorite jokes. A man walks into a doctor’s office and says “Doc, it hurts when I do...
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Thursday, October 13, 2011

Attention Seniors—Apply to College This Week. All of You.

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By:  Patrick O'Connor   If you’re looking for a way to motivate your students to apply to college,  North Carolina  just may be on to...
Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Take My Advice—Try to Keep Your Job

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By Patrick O'Connor It isn’t unusual during this time of year for school counselors to get a lot of advice on how to do their job—bu...