Being a school board member, I usually try to avoid the conflict of selling my services to my school district as a private college admissions counselor. But I will accept business from our school district — and have. And I find myself having concerns about our schools...
The University of Pittsburgh’s Tower of Learning is the tallest university building in America. After the University of Moscow, it's the tallest in the world. Right next door, I visited Carnegie Mellon University. Carnegie Mellon is a private research university just...
Dickinson College is a beautiful college located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. With a 35 percent acceptance rate, the college is accessible for many students. The college was founded by Dr. Benjamin Rush, a founding father of our nation. It’s named for John Dickinson,...
In 2021, my alma mater removed the name Mead from the Mead Chapel and named it simply, Middlebury Chapel. My convocation was in Mead chapel. My Facebook profile picture has Mead Chapel in the background. John Abner Mead was a progressive governor of Vermont, a...
James Madison University sits in the peaceful and bucolic Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. While UVA, William & Mary, and Virginia Tech are favored by the top Virginia students, JMU provides an excellent education and boasts 139 bachelors, masters, and doctorate...
It’s that time of year. It’s that time to consider which classes to take junior or senior year. There’s a lot to consider. You may have heard about dual enrollment courses and AP courses. Students often are looking for options that can help with their college...
Some kids torpedo their own college applications. Why? They may not feel ready for college, on a conscious or subconscious level. Or they might not want to attend the school their parents want them to. I don’t see much that’s been written...
Calvin Coolidge didn’t travel far when he attended Amherst College. I traveled a little farther to visit it, but not much. The school and city are named for Lord Jeffery Amherst, Commander-in-Chief of British forces of North America during the French and Indian War....
The Thompson Memorial Chapel is one of the most distinctive college landmarks that you’ll find anywhere. It has to be the most photographed building at Williams College. And Williams has one of the most beautiful campuses in the country. As a Middlebury Panther in the...
Imagine living in a brownstone apartment around the corner from Fenway Park. That would be Boston University. Did you know that its first campus was in Newbury, Vermont? Or that Martin Luther King, Jr. earned his doctorate from BU? The plaque I’m standing next to...
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