Despite the challenges we’re all experiencing this summer, I hope you’re able to have some fun and spend time on things you find meaningful. With respect to college planning, thinking about what’s meaningful to you can help you identify priorities for your college search. If...
Your freshman year may have been cut short but I hope you had opportunities to explore your academic interests and extracurricular opportunities before school closed in March. While school-based activities will continue to be limited for a while longer, you have time this summer to...
Welcome to high school! Your top priority for 9th grade is to lay the foundation for a successful high school experience. While remote or hybrid learning is a strange way to begin your high school career and presents unique challenges, you can position yourself for...
As your high school career comes to a close, I have been tremendously impressed by the Class of 2020. You have been strong through unique challenges and creative in your coping, and you have much to be proud of. I’m grateful to have been on...
If college planning has been on the back burner while you’ve contended with online classes and AP exams, let me reassure you that you're not alone. I've been advising students to focus on school while it’s in session, knowing that we’ll have lots of time...
Congratulations to those of you who completed AP exams in May. I hope as school winds down you can look at the year and feel positive about what you were able to accomplish, even though it’s probably quite different from what you had in mind...
As this strange and difficult school year wraps up, I hope you are able to take a meaningful break. Once you’ve had some time to relax and refresh, I recommend you spend some time reflecting on your first year of high school and what you...
We're coming up on two months of remote learning, depending on exactly when your school closed. With a few more weeks left, how is it going? I don't really expect many people to say "awesome," but beyond taking care of yourself your academic priority should...
At this time of year my advice for everyone starts off the same way: do as well as you can in your classes and on your finals. Of course this year looks a bit different, with many schools canceling exams and APs being taken at...
Even under these unusual circumstances, my typical advice for juniors still holds: the most important thing right now for college is to do as well as you can in your classes. In another year you might be taking standardized tests or visiting colleges, but none...