I was an early proponent of ZeeMee, a free, completely optional online app whereby students could build a “mini- website” for college admissions using videos, photos and text. But now…
Colleges usually send their admissions decisions to applicants in mid-March, either by e-mail or US mail. However, this year it seems that many will be sending their “accepts” and “regrets” a…
Although in the past, high school students could start thinking about college towards the end of junior year, 2017 has ushered in several major changes to the college admissions process…
As we reflect back on the past year, we are extremely grateful to all of our wonderful clients who have allowed us to walk with them during their college admissions…
Each summer and early fall, Crimson College Consulting works with our rising seniors to begin brainstorming topics and writing a first draft of their college essays. This year, a number…
As high school students tour colleges this summer, they should notice the improvements that are taking place on US campuses in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement. College students…
Last month, I had the pleasure of attending a weeklong counselor tour of most of the colleges in the state of Maine. Tours for private college admissions counselors are different…
There it is, an email from your first choice college. You open it and…DRAT! You’ve been waitlisted! But what does “waitlisted” actually mean? The waitlist is a list of students…
So many students and families wait until their junior or even senior year of high school to start planning for college. But there are many good reasons to start the…