Featured topics include: COVID-19 impact; anti-Asian bias is never okay; students and stress; UK universities; Chinese emphasis on rankings; and virtual interviewing.
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 quickly we adjusted to changes we never saw coming.
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 helping students learn more about themselves.
Anti-Asian Bias is Never Okay
This seems like a simple enough sentence, but there are places and industries where I believe this sentence needs to be said a little louder: Anti-Asian bias is never okay.
Students and Stress: Challenges and Solutions
Kate was a thriving high school junior before COVID hit, active in the French club and the tennis team. After the switch to remote instruction, she missed socializing and exercising with her friends.
Advising Students on UK University Applications
Winston Churchill famously said that the United States and the United Kingdom are two nations “separated by a common language,” and in the world of university admissions this is definitely true.
Why Are Chinese Families So Crazy about Rankings?
Even if you are not working with Chinese families, you probably have heard that they care a lot about rankings. If you already work with them or plan to do so, you’ll find that it’s true.
Virtual Interviewing: The New Normal
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced school admissions teams across the nation to think about and develop new and creative ways to get to know students in this socially distanced and virtual world.