I’ve noticed a trend recently at all of the conferences I’ve attended. Conversations are centered around the latest and greatest tech the world has ever seen: AI. The environmentalist in me is screaming about the water usage at these massive data centers that this big tech boom has built: an infrastructure our planet and societies […]
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Your child has a 4.2 GPA, three AP classes, and a varsity sport. You’ve spent years building a résumé that looks great on paper. Then comes the college essay, and suddenly none of that matters. Most parents treat it like the rest of the application: a problem to solve, a box to check. They proofread
Every spring, the same conversation happens at dinner tables across Topsfield, Brookline, and Lexington. Your kid’s junior year is winding down. The neighbor’s daughter just got into Georgetown with help from a college admissions consultant. Your brother-in-law says it’s all a scam. You have no idea what to believe. So let’s be honest about this.
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I spend a lot of my time working with families on US college applications, but some of my favorite conversations are with families open to something different. I started my career in education in Spain, so when a student wants to attend university abroad, I lean in. The problem is that looking at international universities
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Every spring, families face the same question: should my kid sit for the AP exam? Maybe they’re in an AP class and feeling shaky about it. Maybe they self-studied a subject and want to give it a shot. Or maybe their school is nudging them to take every exam available, and they’re not sure that’s
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