Every fall I get some version of the same panicked message from a parent or student: “We have eight activities listed and 2 blank slots. Should we find more stuff to fill them?” And every fall I tell them the same thing. So let’s settle it. How many extracurriculars is too many on a college…
If you’re asking whether extracurricular consulting worth it as an investment, you’re already ahead of most families. Most people don’t even realize this is a service that exists. They assume admissions consulting is all about essays and school lists, but the extracurricular side of things might actually be where the biggest gains are hiding. Here’s…
There’s a question I get more than almost any other: does hiring a college admissions consultant actually make sense if your kid isn’t gunning for Harvard or Princeton? It’s a fair question. Most of the marketing around admissions consulting leans hard on Ivy League acceptances, and if that’s not your goal, it’s easy to feel…
