I hope you’ve been settling in and doing ok with whatever learning format your school is using. I realize that starting high school is a big transition even in a normal year, and the online aspect adds a whole layer of challenges. One of the...
Welcome to your senior year! I hope these first few days have been going well, whatever school looks like for you. I expect this to be a challenging year but I’m also optimistic that it will get better as we go along. At this point in...
Junior year has a reputation for being challenging and this year is certainly no exception. The challenges are different, however, in this COVID environment. Students often find that a heavy workload is the hardest part of 11th grade. While this depends on your course selection,...
Welcome back to school. In a normal year you'd be diving into your coursework and resuming your extracurricular activities, and I hope that's still true this year to some extent. I expect that while remote school may not be great it will be better than...
Despite the fact that it's surely not what you pictured for your start to high school, I hope you've had a good beginning to your year. And despite all the changes we're dealing with, my goal for 9th graders is the same as it always...
As this upside-down year continues, many of you are making last-minute changes to your plans as colleges scramble to finalize theirs. Many schools that had announced that they'd reopen are reversing course, and those that are moving ahead are implementing new policies and procedures that...
With the launch of the Common App this weekend, the new application cycle has officially begun. If you haven’t started working on your profile, family info, educational history and activities, use these last few weeks of summer to get your application in good shape before...
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...