Wednesday, January 25, 2012

College Success Skills They Won’t Know Until You Tell Them

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By Patrick O'Connor This is always a hard time for high school counselors.  The college application mania that blew through Septembe...
Thursday, January 19, 2012

The Wrong Story on Applying to College

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By Patrick O'Connor High school counselors may see an uptick in anxious college students this week.  NBC Nightly News recently ran a p...
Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Counselors Clean Up After the Holidays

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By Patrick O'Connor  Whether or not your school lets you put up a tree, plug in a fire marshal-approved menorah, or put an inflatable ...
Wednesday, January 4, 2012

The Holiday Gift You Missed—A Chance to do Your Job

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By Patrick O'Connor There’s an excellent chance you missed your best holiday present.  It wasn’t tossed over your fence or delivered...
Wednesday, December 21, 2011

One More Essay to Write This Week

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By Patrick O'Connor Seniors, I have some news-- college is going to have to wait.  You’ve been drafted. With this economy, Santa an...
Wednesday, December 14, 2011

All That Work for Nothing? Think Again

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By Patrick O'Connor Word is, a student on a TV show got bad news this week from her dream college.  She applied early (action?) and s...
Thursday, December 8, 2011

College Decisions Come Out Next Week. Are You Ready?

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By Patrick O'Connor The first round of early college decisions will be released next week, and things look especially tense for two re...