The school year is almost over, which means that high school seniors will soon be graduating. If you're heading off to college in the fall, take advantage of the next few months to learn how to do some basic tasks that will help ease your transition to college life. Below [...]
Guest Blog Post by Laura Pearson, Edutude Summer camp is practically a rite of passage in the United States. Even though the definition has grown to encompass all kinds of activities (band camp, scout camp, science camp, space camp, and so on), the core idea remains the same: kids spend [...]
I was interviewed for a U.S. News and World Report article about summer programs for high school students. The article offers advice on what students and parents can do now to identify, prepare for, and apply to such programs. You can read the article here.
Guest blog post by Danielle Roessle, Certified Career Coach Are you trying to figure out how to choose your major and how it will lead to careers after college? As a career coach who has worked with high school students, I suggest using informational interviews to gather information about different [...]
Over winter break, my family took a vacation to Mexico. During our time there, we visited a spider monkey sanctuary called The Jungle Place, which provides "food, shelter, access to medical care and a lot of love to rescued Spider Monkeys who were victims of the illegal pet trade, poaching, [...]
Every fall, I see high school seniors struggle to fill out the activities section of their college applications. For most students, the hardest part is trying to describe each activity in 150 characters or fewer, as required by the Common Application. Yet for some students, the difficulties revolve around remembering what [...]
Many people think of summer vacation as exactly that: a vacation. However, if you're a high school student who hopes to attend a selective or highly selective college, your summer needs to involve more than sitting by the pool, hanging out with your friends, or playing video games. Just as colleges are interested in [...]
As spring approaches, many high school juniors and their parents are beginning to feel the impending pressure of college, if they haven’t been feeling it already. For those who are just beginning their college search, the prospect may seem overwhelming. With more than 4,700 colleges in the United States [...]
Discovery College Consulting is excited to welcome Marci Colb to its team! Marci has been a college consultant for five years, so she has considerable expertise about the college search and application process. Additionally, for 15 years she has worked in college admissions and student affairs. Marci’s various roles on [...]
The start of school marks the arrival of another important fall ritual: college fairs, which are gatherings of representatives from colleges. Typically, the representatives will have tables on which they’ll display brochures and materials from the college. Some fairs are limited to local or in-state colleges, while others include schools [...]
