Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Why This Year’s College Decisions Are Different

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by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. Students are starting to hear back from the colleges they’ve applied to, and the early results ar...
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Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Washington Needs Your Voice. Here’s How to Use It.

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by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. Politics really drives me crazy sometimes. It wasn’t two years ago that groups from all walks of l...
Wednesday, November 20, 2019

The Counselor’s Holiday

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by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. It’s not exactly a mix of students you can predict. Athletes have holiday practice, so are rarely r...
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Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Parents: Before You Yell at Your School Counselor

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by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. You’ve worked so hard to schedule, prepare, and nudge your high school senior to apply to college on...
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Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Fixing College Admissions: If There Was Just One Thing…

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by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. I don’t have to tell most of you November 1 is a pretty big deal in the world of college admissions. ...
Wednesday, October 30, 2019

The Gentle Art of Applying to College

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by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. Counseling offices across the country are reporting an uptick in college application activity this tim...
Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Advising the Transfer Student

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by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. It’s National Transfer Student Week, a great time for students and counselors to remember tha...