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Stamped with Gratitude – The Value of Thank You Notes in the College Process
Eat, Test, Rest: The Holiday Season, Junior-Style
The Legacy of a Strong Woman
Break on through to the Other Side: Magical Portals and College Applications
Applying to College isn’t Scary! Tips for Seniors Submitting Apps on Halloween
Downing your Supplements
A Sea Lion, a Sunrise Run, and the Lessons That Guide My Work
What’s the Deal with the College Interview (circa 2025)?
It Takes a Village: Talking to your School Counselor
Writing Strong UCAS References: Guidance for Teachers and Counselors
College Visit “People & Places” Checklist (From Harlan Cohen’s “People, Places, Patience” tips)
Chaos, Control & College – How to Do What Needs to be Done without Losing Your Mind
Studying in the US vs the UK: Sneak Preview of Sept 12-13 Presentations at Admissions Fair in Bermuda
Kick-Starting Your College Essays in August
Finding Your North Star: The Evolving Journey of a Runner; the Tortoise and the Hare
The Secret Sauce to Winning Your Official College Visit: How to Truly Impress Coaches and Teams
The McMillan Way: High-Tech Resources, High-Touch Support
Never Let ‘Em See You Sweat: Parenting Seniors through College Applications
Study Abroad Webinar: Universities in Spain & Europe
Consider Canada!
Don’s Report from the International Admissions Conference
These Three Things are Needed for College to be Life-Shaping
On a Clear Day: Clarity, Faith, and the Path Forward
No Filler, All Focus: The British University Advantage
Learning Differences School Acceptance List
How to Make the Most of the Summer Before Senior Year: A Balanced Guide
Andy’s Going to College and the Grieving Process
Congratulations McMillan Education School Class of 2025!
North Star Connections
Congratulations, McMillan Education College Class of 2025!
Tony’s thoughts on UK University Admissions
UCAS is Rolling Out a New Format
What is the Common Application?
The Sound and the Fury Regarding International Students: What’s Noise, What’s Actually Happening, and How we Help our Students amidst all Turmoil
Feeding the Starving Soul
Why Division III Athletics Deserves Your Attention
Guided by Home, Anchored by Heart
Rising Senior Survivor’s Guide to Completing the College Process
Learning Differences College Acceptance List
Five Unique Uni Experiences in Three Countries
Advice to International Students Looking for a US Education in this Turbulent Political Climate
Beyond Admissions: How McMillan Education Supports Families Every Step of the Way
Experience, Expertise, and Empathy: The Guiding Pillars of McMillan Education for 70 Years
Navigating Life’s Journey: Finding Your North Star
Loving the Spirited Child You Have
The North Star
70 Years of McMillan Education: A Legacy of Excellence
A Precarious Balance: Future Planning & Present Living
Your Child is Struggling — There is Hope!
2024 College Admissions Trends and Predictions for 2025
Therapeutic Planning: Trends from 2024 & Predictions for 2025
Cultivating Our Garden: How Not to Harvest a Cucumber
Get it Done
Tending Life’s Garden
It’s Time to Schedule Your School Visits!
Knowing When to Seek a Neuropsychological Evaluation for Students
Cultivating Memories: From Voltaire’s Garden to Our Family’s Roots
The Three Rs
So you Want to do Engineering? Here’s What You Need to Know.
So You Want to do Engineering? Here’s What You Need to Know.
State University vs. Liberal Arts College
Garden (Cultivation, not Boston)
Cultivating Our Gardens
“To Test or Not to Test” as the SAT and ACT make a Comeback
College Transfer Acceptance List
Athletics College Acceptance List
Graduate School Acceptance List
Arts School Acceptance List
Arts College Acceptance List
School Acceptance List
College Acceptance List
International University Acceptances List
The Seed, the Sapling, and the Sequoia
School Decisions and What it All Means
Cultivating Your Garden: A Time to Plant, A Time to Reap; A Time to Speak, a Time to Keep Silent, and a Time to Let Go.
I’m on the Waitlist, now what?
What Cultivate Your Garden Means to Me: Tending to Plants, Tending to Ourselves
School 2024: What You Need to Know (Video Podcast with Don McMillan and Peter Olrich)
College 2024: What You Need to Know (Video Podcast with Don McMillan and Peter Olrich)
Four Factors to Consider When Scheduling Your Spring Campus Visits
What Cultivate Your Garden Means to Me: Nurturing our own gifts to create beauty in the world
2023’s Educational Trends & Preview of 2024’s Admissions Landscape
2023 Independent Schools Trends & Advice To Families And Schools For 2024
Therapeutic Planning: Trends from 2023 & Predictions for 2024
2024 College Admissions Trends and Predictions
“The Waiting Is The Hardest Part”: Timely Advice for High School Seniors
Living Our 2024 Theme: Four Ways I Commit to “Cultivating Our Garden” This Year
Owls: Why Consider Flying West?
Explore Your Passions Through Arts, Athletics, and Extracurriculars
Normalizing the Neuropsych: 5 things to Know about Neuropsychological Testing for Students
The SSAT: To Test or Not to Test?
Make a Positive Impression: Say “Thank You”
The Independent School Admissions Gazette
SCOTUS Race-Conscious Admissions Ruling’s Impact on College and Independent School Admissions
Don’t Forget to Read this Summer. Your Brain Depends on It!
What You Need to Know: Special Needs 2022 Trends and 2023 Predictions
What You Need to Know: 2022 Independent School Trends and 2023 Predictions
Matriculation/Sports List
My Whole Heart and Soul: What Being a Fish Means to Me
What Being a Fish Means to Me: Choosing My Attitude
The Joy is in the Planning
Finding Myself in Nature
My Life on a Continuum
What Being a Fish Means to Me: What’s Out There in the Big World?
What Being a Fish Means to Me: Stay in Your Lane and Enjoy the Journey
What Being a Fish Means to Me: What Kind of Music are You Making?
What Fishing, er Clamming, Means to Me
What Being a Fish Means to Me: The View from the Deep End
What Being a Fish Means to Me: You Are Not Alone
What Being a Fish Means to Me: Come Swim with Me!
What Being a Fish Means to Me: It’s Not About the Catch
“What Being a Fish Means to Me: Just Keep Swimming”
In Sickness and In Health: What Character Means to Me
What Character Means to Me ~ Nanny Noyes
What Character Means to Me: SNL’s Grumpy Old Man & Coping With Cam’s Deployment
What Character Means to Me
Blood, Sweat, and Sisterhood: Thoughts on Character
What Character Means to Me
What Education Means to Me
What Education Means to Me
What Education Means to Me: In the Heart of the Sea
What Education Means to Me – Don’s Perspective
What Education Means to Me
What Education Means to Me
What Education Means to Me
What Education Means to Me
What Education Means to Me
What Education Means to Me
What Education Means to Me
What Education Means to Me
Online Learning Tips: Practical Tips for Parents
2020 Spring into Summer IECA Conference
June Boarding School Fairs
In light of our Schools Fairs: The Boarding Advantage
Thinking About a Gap Year?
The Boarding Advantage in Challenging Times
Christie Quarantine, Part Two: The Introverts Shall Inherit the Earth
A Therapist’s View of COVID-19: Clients who Thrive, Manage, Struggle
Keepin’ the Faith on the Homefront: Meet the Beckwiths Part II
Keepin’ the Faith on the Homefront: Meet the Beckwiths
Keepin’ the Faith on the Homefront: Tales from Christie Family Quarantine
We Are Pleased to Offer You A Place On Our Waitlist
Ok, Boomer!
ADMIT, DENY, or WAITLIST- Inside a College Admissions Committee War Room
Walk the Walk
What to do in the Spring of Your Junior Year
Campus Visit Darwinism: Top Boarding Schools and Colleges are First to Close Doors to Visitors
The Fate of the SAT and ACT in California: Hanging in the Balance
Dispelling the Myth of Therapeutic Wilderness
Tips for those contemplating a college transfer
5 Mistakes Parents Make in Athletic Recruiting
The Virtues of Neuropsych Tests
A History of Good Intentions . . .Or So We Thought ACT, SAT, Subject Tests . . . . . Test Optional, Test Flexible . . . HELP!
Harvard Spared by the Feds – But Look Behind the Crimson Curtain
The Changing Role of Early Decision in Admissions
Don on Enrollment Management Trip
Getting to Know Bill Southwick
School List Guidance
School Readiness
Preparing Your Children For School
Using Summer to Give Your ‘Sixth Sense’ a Needed Vacation
Summer and the Common App
Quantifying Humanity: SAT’s new “Adversity Score” Raises Questions
Decisions, Decisions: Questions to Consider in Choosing Among Acceptances
You’ve been accepted, now what? REVISIT
Second Season
Hope and Optimism in the Face of Struggle. Notes from Two Traveling Consultants
Maintaining Proper Perspective
Why Rankings are Rubbish: The Myth of Prestige
Drew Reflects on Bermuda Trip
Carolyn Talks About Opportunities for Bermudians in America
Reflections on NATSAP: Managing ADHD in Children
Dedham Country Day Visit
Discovery Ranch
NATSAP 2019 Introduction Video
Specialists and Generalists
Defining Mediocrity: Then and Now
Standing Out From the Crowd: Extracurriculars for the International Applicant
London Calling! Top Ten Reasons to Cross the Pond for College
Possible Educational Paths – Part II
Possible Educational Paths – Part I
So You Think You Want to Play Sports in College
School Readiness in the Young Child: How Parents Can Help
Tips from a recent College Graduate
Four Milestones to Hit During the Summer Before Senior Year
Dodging the Asteroids: Alternative Paths to College
Grad School – Think Ahead, But Don’t Apply Too Early
Becoming Mr. Keating
Arriving At My Destination
The Land of Educational Opportunity: Finding The Best U.S. Options for Brazilians
It’s Never Too Early — Or Too Late — To Apply To Boarding School
Boys, it’s not rocket science. It’s brain science, silly!
Girls, it’s not rocket science. It’s brain science, silly!
Online Gaming, Healthy Development and the View from Admissions
Help Yourself by Helping Others
Why a Boarding School is Also a Good Home
How Will I Know It’s Right For Me & How Will I Know I’m Ready: Building a Bridge to Success
The Value in Attending College Fairs
Athletic Recruiting Lessons From Glacier Bay
In the Admissions World, Your Online Persona Matters
Toxic Stress is Crushing More Than Just Our Kids: Turning Outrage Into Compassion
When We Help Our Kids Too Much
Navigating the Neuropsych
What I Wish I Looked For
Tour D’Admission: Part II Two Small States but Large Enough to Have Colleges for Nearly Everyone
Tour D’Admission: Part I Getting Started and Feeling Like a Freshman
Leveraging Your Swiss Hook
What to Do When Application Details and Deadlines Cause Anxieties to Mount
South of the Border: Guiding Montreal Students to Top Schools and Universities
It’s All About Trust
The Importance of Taking “The Long View”
From School Advisor to Educational Consultant
Go Swiss, Go Canadian, Go UK, Go Global Boarding!
Developing the Right Questions to Research Schools and Colleges
Looking to be Surrounded by High-Achieving and Driven Students Like You?
Are AP Classes Right For You?
The Long-Awaited Lazy Days of Summer
The Role of the Post Graduate (PG) Year in Preparation for College
Alex Clark’s Post-Graduate Year Perspective
Finding Joy (and Yourself!) in the Application Process and in School/College
‘You Sent Your Child Away!’
Applicant Profiles: Who Are You?
Where’s Waldo
Semester Schools
Educational Planning
Thinking About Taking a Gap Year?!
Finding Wisdom in Knowledge
The Route to the Right Career
Filling the Developmental Tool Kit When Your Child Hits the Wall
Colleges that Change Students’ Lives
Proper Balance Between Specialization and a Holistic Experience
What Is the Best Fit for the Child?
Brilliant Teenagers from BUILD Offered College Counseling
2022 College Matriculation: Wide Range of Best Fit Universities
Three Superstar Student-Centered Admission Experts Join McMillan Education!
What You Need To Know: Academic Crisis Planning 2021 Trends & Predictions for 2022
What You Need To Know: School -2021 Trends & Predictions for 2022
McMillan Education welcomes two new special needs counselors!
What You Need To Know: College – 2021 Trends & Predictions for 2022
Meet our New Leadership Team!
Introducing the OWL’s Nest & our W.I.S.E. Method™ of Educational Planning services
What You Need to Know: Developmental and Academic Crisis Planning- 2020 Trends & 2021 Predictions
What You Need to Know: College- 2020 Trends & Predictions for 2021
What You Need to Know: School- 2020 Trends & Predictions for 2021
2021 College Matriculation: Wide Range of Best Fit Universities
McMillan Education October 28th California Boarding School Fair Admission Contact Information and School Description
McMillan Education June 25th Virtual Eastern MA and Rhode Island School Fair Admission Contact Information and School Description
McMillan Education June 23rd Virtual Western MA, Vermont and Maine School Fair Admission Contact Information and School Description
McMillan Education June 18th Virtual Mid-Atlantic and New York School Fair Admission Contact Information and School Description
New Hampshire Boarding School Virtual Fair School Information
McMillan Education July 9th Virtual Junior Boarding School Association Fair Admission Contact Information and School Description
McMillan Education May 14th Virtual Connecticut Boarding School Fair: Admission Contact Information and School Descriptions
Choosing a Gap Year
Majoring in Biotechnology
Virtual Summer Programs
COVID-19 Letters and Webinars
We’re Here Even When You’re There: How We Use Technology In Our Consulting Practice
Advisory for Visits During COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
What You Need to Know: 2020 Trends in Admissions and Education
Connecticut Office Announcement
2019 Early Decision College Athletic Acceptances
Beacon Academy Class of 2020
Dreams Deferred: Colleges Conspire with College Board to Recruit Low-Scoring Students They Can Subsequently Reject to Boost their Rankings
McMillan Scholars Class of 2019
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes in the ACT
What You Need To Know: Our Students’ School and College Choices – And What Lies Ahead
Boston Common Magazine’s Endorsement
College Acceptance List
2019 College Matriculation
Our Roles as Educators and Parents in the Wake of the College Admissions Scandal
2019 School Acceptance List
2019 Early Decision College Athletic Acceptances
2018 College Acceptance List
2018 School Acceptance List
McMillan Education welcomes two seasoned educators to the team
Anxiety in the Admissions Process
2018 Early Decision College Athletic Acceptances
15 Tips For Finding The Right Kindergarten
OWL Portal Introduces New Athletic Recruiting Portal
McMillan Education welcomes three seasoned educators to the team
McMillan Education is participating in the Run to Home Base 2016
McMillan, Howland & Spence is now officially McMillan Education
To Our European friends: We stand by you as ‘Boston Strong’
McMillan Education Seniors Accepted to Colleges Through Early Decision
“The New Rules: The Changing Landscape of College Admissions ”
Admissions Directors Visit McMillan Education for Special Event
Event to Meet Admissions Officers
Register to Learn More About Boarding School Experience
McMillan Education Consultant Quoted in The Huntington News
McMillan Education Quoted in Boston Magazine Education Issue
McMillan Education Team Participates in Pan Mass Challenge
McMillan Families Participate in Run/Walk to Home Base at Fenway Park
McMillan Consultant Leads Panel at National Independent Educational Consultant Association Conference
McMillan Education Delighted to Announce Students Placed in Colleges This Fall
McMillan Education Consultants Offering College Talk
Student Placement Fall 2015
Students Accepted to Following Schools 2015
McMillan Consultants Attend NATSAP Conference
Presentation and Reception at Royal Bermuda Yacht Club
Successful Matches with Best Fit Colleges
Lynn University’s Conference on Learning Differences & Transitions
McMillan Education Consultants Participate in Boarding School Conference in DC
Learning Differences Presentation at National IECA Conference
McMillan Education Consultants to Present in Upcoming Professional Conferences
McMillan Education Consultant to present at SSATB Annual Meeting and Conference
McMillan Education Consultants Participate in 2014 Pan Mass Challenge (PMC)
McMillan Education Students Find their Best Fit School
President Don McMillan Quoted in the Boston Globe
Upcoming Free Presentations
McMillan Education Consultant Attends annual Consultants Conference
Don McMillan to Join Executive Committee of NABI
McMillan Education Consultants Visit Small Boarding School Association Conference
President Don McMillan Quoted in the Boston Globe
Howland, Spence, & McMillan is now McMillan, Howland, & Spence
3 Ways Roe v. Wade’s Reversal Will Affect Students and Families and Disrupt the College Landscape

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