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I am the founder of College Bound Advising, a full-service college admissions advising agency. My team of college counselors and writing specialists and I guide families through college applications with curiosity, strategy, and a sense of humor. Every teenager is unique, and their college admissions experience should be, too.
Did someone forward this email? Sign up for College Bound Insights, brought to you by College Bound Advising. Hi Reader, Yes, we're talking about demonstrated interest — again. Here's why it matters… You’ve heard about it. Your child has heard about it. And yet, here we are bringing it up again. Why? Because demonstrated interest really matters —not just because some colleges track it, but because these interactions (even if small) are how students begin to figure out which schools belong on...
Hi Reader, Fall is in the air. That means apple picking, apple cider donuts, football, and the beginning ‒ or ending ‒ of the college admissions process for our juniors and seniors. Parents of freshmen and sophomores: You can breathe; your children still have time to dive into their "official" search and other parts of the admissions process. Yet, one piece of advice we will share is that engagement is the key. Have your child start thinking about who they are, how they want to show up in the...
Hi Reader, Do you remember those annoying little red buttons that said "Easy" that Staples sold several years ago? You know, the ones we thought were cute at first but then wanted to throw down the garbage disposal because our kids pushed it incessantly, thinking it was hysterical to see us lose our minds as we rushed to get dinner? Yup. Well, I could use one now, but I would sell them in packs: one button would say, "That was easy," and the other, "That was hard, but you did it! Go...