Applying to Top Competitive Colleges in the United States.
This statue caught my eye when I was visiting Carnegie Mellon University with my daughter. The man looked like my father! I had to learn more. Mao Yisheng was a famous engineer and first Ph.D. recipient at Carnegie Mellon University. Mao came to Pittsburgh, a city of bridges, to learn about bridge construction for his…
My middle daughter fell in love with Northwestern University on September 2, 2017, when we did an impromptu visit as we were already in the area to visit SAIC (School of Art Institute of Chicago) for my oldest. I recorded it here: There was just something visercal about her reaction to the school. It was…
For some parents, the thought of their children transitioning into college life is equal parts exciting and frightening. Boosting your child’s chances of success depends on your ability to enable their independence— a skill helicopter parents have a habit of overlooking. To ensure optimal long-term and short-term success, future undergraduates should take the lead in…
It’s that time of year when college students need to land a summer internship and in a poor economic environment that’s no easy task. So what to do? I am using my college student daughter as an example (without her permission). How To Land a Summer Internship Step 1: Create Your LinkedIn Profile You probably…
An admission committee considers different criteria when deciding whether to accept an applicant. Even though your previous academic performance and test scores are important, the admission essay is your chance to get the admissions reader to really understand who you are and what you are all about. Admission officers are taking a holistic approach to…
Boston College is just down the road from me and I’ve spent quite a bit of time there for soccer camps for my daughters when they were young. It’s also where I hired babysitters over the last 15 years when I needed help. What stands out for me is that all my babysitters — more…
I know some students who are thinking about becoming doctors but are worried about how to pay for medical school. That’s a real concern. According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, the median cost of one year of medical school was $34,592 for in-state students and $58,668 for out-of-state students in 2016–2017. And then…