college admissions

College Admissions in Covid-19: What We Know So Far

College Admissions in Covid-19: What We Know So Far

While college admissions can be a stressful event in any year, the shutdown of schools, standardized testing, college tours, and normal college recruitment activities, has made this year even more difficult in helping students navigate the high school to college process.

College Admissions and Covid-19: How to Help Your Teen Navigate the Process

College Admissions and Covid-19: How to Help Your Teen Navigate the Process

We are all living in a world of unknowns right now. One of the areas that many families are unsure about is what the closures of schools, extra-curriculars activities, and college testing does for students looking at the college admissions process. Many high school students are left in limbo waiting on more information on how Covid-19 will affect their college-bound futures.

Denied: How to Handle the Rejection Letter

Denied: How to Handle the Rejection Letter

Life is full of serendipity.  Just talk to any successful person, and you’ll hear stories of it from virtually every one of them.  Many of the students who were denied admission to Hard-To-Get-Into-University found their experiences at their eventual choice could not have been matched by HTGIU.  They found lives, they found friends, they found dreams, and yes, they even found jobs after completing degrees at their own schools. 

Mastering the Art of the College Essay from an Admission Counselor

Mastering the Art of the College Essay from an Admission Counselor

I am here to tell you that YES college admissions counselors are reading your essay questions! As a former admissions counselor I have read way too many essays to count… and they were good, bad and ugly. Here are my tips to succeed in your college essay.

Don't Let Your Teen Sleep the Summer Away

Don't Let Your Teen Sleep the Summer Away

It may have taken some hard work convincing my students to attend a camp, job shadow or take a class over the summer, but all of them were thankful they did in the end. Why do I ask them to trade in their sleep for 'work'? The simple answer is DISCOVERY.

To SAT or to ACT, that is the Question

To SAT or to ACT, that is the Question

It is the time of year students must prep for and take the ACT or SAT exam. This is a difficult decision that requires time, effort, and has a cost associated with it. Taking both tests to figure out which one is the best for the student is not necessarily the best strategy. 

So You Want to Dual Enroll?

So You Want to Dual Enroll?

Dual Enrollment is one of several acceleration mechanisms specifically authorized by the Florida Legislature (Section 1007.27, Florida Statutes). The Dual Enrollment program allows a student to take postsecondary courses simultaneously earning high school credit needed for graduation while completing college course requirements for completion of a career certificate, an associate degree or baccalaureate degree while still in high school.