by Megan Dorsey | Dec 30, 2019 | Academic Success, College Admission
This is the final video in my series on extracurricular activities. If you missed the previous posts you can find them here: Focused extracurriculars activities can give you an edge Why do colleges care about extracurricular activities? Do I need to participate in a...
by Megan Dorsey | Dec 5, 2019 | Academic Success, College Admission
I am continuing my series on extracurricular activities. If you missed the earlier parts, you can find them here: Why do colleges care about extracurriculars? Do I need to participate in a sport in high school? Extracurricular time during high school can give you an...
by Megan Dorsey | Oct 10, 2019 | Academic Success, College Admission, College Prep Podcast
Every year I speak with students and parents who think college dreams have been crushed due to less than perfect high school grades, learning differences, or a bumpy transition to college. These factors don’t have to limit your options. It is possible to get into your...
by Megan Dorsey | Aug 27, 2019 | Academic Success, ACT, College Admission, SAT
I remember playing the game of telephone as a kid. We all sat in a circle and the “message” started with one person and was whispered from one to the next until it had made it around the entire group. Sometimes we played for fun to see how ridiculous the original...
by Megan Dorsey | Jul 8, 2019 | Academic Success, ACT, College Admission, College Applications, Finding the Right College, SAT
Ahhh! I love the freedom of summer. I can stay up a little later and don’t need to set my alarm. (I’m up most days before 7:00 anyway!) For many students summer is a much needed break and a time to catch up. Catch up with friends, on new movies or favorite tv shows,...
by Megan Dorsey | May 29, 2019 | Academic Success
The benefits (and limitations) of summer programs for high school students are outlined in my previous post. See here. If you are looking for an opportunity at a particular school or in a particular field, you might start your search by Googling those terms. For...
