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- College
With COVID-19’s End in Sight, Will Admissions—and Consulting—Ever Return to Normal?
The most amazing thing about the pandemic may be how…
- College Admissions Advising
How is Working with Families Likely to Change as Result of the Pandemic, and How Can we Prepare Ourselves Now?
One of my favorite parts of the college process is…
- Asian Students
Anti-Asian Bias Is Never Okay
This seems like a simple enough sentence, but there are…
- Mental Health
Students and Stress: Challenges and Solutions
Kate was a thriving high school junior before COVID hit,…
- College
Advising Students on UK University Applications
Winston Churchill famously said that the United States and the…
- K-12 School
Virtual Interviewing: The New Normal
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced school admissions teams across the…
- Asian Students
Why Are Chinese Families So Crazy about Rankings?
“What SAT and TOEFL scores will guarantee my son’s admission…
- College
It’s Been Two Years Since the Varsity Blues Scandal. Has Anything Changed?
When the Varsity Blues scandal broke, most people in higher…
- College
Toolkits for IECs to Build Intercultural Competency
Even over the past 10 years, independent educational consultants (IECs)…
- Affordability/Financial Aid
What Should IECs Be Doing Now to Prepare Families for the New FAFSA Effective 2023/24?
As an IEC, my primary goal is to reduce the…