Posts by Julia Duszak
Handling College Admissions Decisions
The college admissions season can be a stressful time for college-bound students and their parents. At this point in the year, high school seniors have completed the stressful process of applying to college and are starting to receive admissions decisions. They’ve gone from completing and submitting applications, to anxiously checking inboxes for results, and worrying…
Read MorePulling Back the Curtain on Admissions Priorities
The outcomes for early applications are rolling in. Depending on your results, you may be one of the students who finds themselves wondering what more they could have done. The answer, to the dismay of many, is nothing. A denial or deferral from a college can feel personal, but it’s important to remember that it…
Read MoreAvoid Unnecessary Stress By Starting NOW
Seniors are knee-deep in applications, but underclassmen may be the ones who are most stressed. Why? Because the college application and admissions process LOOMS. The path to college has become more complex, and the fear of the unknown, the contradictory (or misguided) advice, and the fretting of those in the thick of the process can…
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