It’s never too early to think about paying for college. In fact, the college counselors urge parents to share the family’s financial situation with students at the start of the college process. Finances and family financial priorities may factor into how a student assembles a prospective college list. The big question, of course, is where […]
This post was written by one of our new college counselors, Dr. Scott Nelson. Greetings! My name is Scott Nelson, and I’m a new member of the college-counseling team at St. Margaret’s (I also teach AP U.S. History). Reading is a passion of mine, and one of my favorite subjects is higher education in the […]
Note from Mr. Allen: I asked my colleague Graeme Brown to pen a guest post to coincide with the release of PSAT scores. Graeme Brown is the Ivy West Regional Director in the Orange County and San Diego regions. Graeme is a former Ivy West tutor, professional baseball player in the New York Mets organization, […]
I asked two test preparation professionals to submit guest posts on the PSAT. The first is by Mr. Allan Pullido. Allan Pulido is the Outreach Director for The Princeton Review and also has 13 years of SAT teaching experience. He studied Math and English at UC Irvine and is an avid San Diego Chargers fan. […]
SMES 2002 alumnus Colter Flemming returned to his native Texas after college and works with the McDermott Scholars Program at The University of Texas at Dallas. Recently, Colter invited me to Dallas to visit the University and to learn more about the program. I was impressed. I asked Colter to write a post for this blog. […]
We’ve scheduled six sessions of a college counseling workshop for seniors. Students should pick one session. Content is the same for all workshops. Workshop A: Tuesday, August 25 10:00 AM-11:30 AM Workshop B: Tuesday, August 25 2:00 PM-3:30 PM Workshop C: Wednesday, August 26 10:00 AM-11:30 AM Workshop D: Wednesday, August 26 2:00 PM-3:30 PM […]
Mashable, the social media guide, posts 10 Ways to Use Social Media to Pick a College.
The Choice is a New York Times sponsored blog that follows a small group of students through their college process.
This is a site with a number of great interviews and pieces about the college process. A particularly good interview with Stanford’s Dean of Freshman, Julie Lythcott-Haims, on the transition to college is located on the archive page here: http://www.countdowntocollegeradio.com/archive_transition.html. Great for those who have just graduated as well as rising seniors!