Friday, April 27, 2012

Celebrate Your Senior Year and be Safe!

By: Maite Halley

Our seniors have made (or are about to make) The Decision:  which college's admission offer to accept.  That is a moment to celebrate!  It's also prom and graduation season.  Milestones to recognize and celebrate and I congratulate my clients!  But I also urge them to celebrate appropriately.  ..


Sunday, March 06, 2011

Can Social Media Help or Hurt with College Admissions?

By: Maite Halley

Today’s teens are all over social media, keeping in touch and updating their activities on Facebook, posting comments on blogs they read, sharing music and movies they like on sharing sites, and some even chronicling their lives on blogs. Today’s teens also are worried about getting into college and pursuing their futures. Where these two activities intersect can be a good thing for teens today and you can use social media to help with college admissions. ..


Wednesday, November 10, 2010

30,000 Applications for a Class of 1500 Freshmen?

By: Maite Halley

Some selective colleges are reporting that up to 30,000 students applied for places in a 2010 freshman class of 1500 students. (See the New York Times Education Life article: Application Inflation: When Is Enough Enough?) ..


Sunday, March 21, 2010

Can you have too much information?

By: Maite Halley

The amount of information about the college admissions process can be “quite daunting” says a Michigan high school senior just about finished with his college admissions journey. He received over 2,000 emails about college preparation and in sifting through this information, he barely met some deadlines. Read about Erik’s journey at The Choice ..


Thursday, February 25, 2010

College Applications Timeline and Tips for Juniors

By: Maite Halley

January-February of Junior Year ..