We have a problem in America that no doubt drives our economy but also warps our sense of reality: we conflate prestige and quality. Advertisers prey on our assumption that prestige –...
As I reflect on my latest conference sessions in Texas, and on last year’s annual Learning Disabilities conference in Atlanta, two key takeaways come to mind related to ADHD that center on...
Jamie Paul, Carolyn Nelson, Edith Adams, Amy Christie, Susanna Beckwith and Sarah McMillan recently enjoyed a wonderful visit to Dedham Country School, a PK-8 independent school outside of Boston. DCD is an...
During the recent annual National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs conference in San Antonio, we had the chance to reconnect with a group of talented clinicians from one of the country’s...
Pre-Professional vs. Liberal Arts Options for College Applicants Susie’s been certain she wants to become a physical therapist since her own PT painstakingly rehabbed her back on to the soccer pitch after...
I wasn’t one of those high school students who excelled in a certain area of study, on the field, in the studio, or on the stage. I didn’t head into the college...
Over the past twenty years, international student enrollment in the United States has doubled. With the proliferation of the Common Application and a concerted push by universities to attract a talented and...
Depending on how helplessly you have succumbed to your Netflix binge of The Crown, somewhere between The Queen’s flirtation with horse expert Porchie and Princess Margaret’s sizzling encounter with photographer Tony you...
Smaller and Liberal Arts Earlier in this two-part blog, Possible Educational Paths, Part I, I mused about the connection between my wife’s education and her accomplishments as a female executive in the...
Parochial School and Seven Sisters My wife is an accomplished executive in the male-dominated commercial real estate business. She recently was designated nationally as one of its “Women of Influence,” and also...
While the ultimate determination of which level of collegiate competition you are qualified for will emerge through the recruiting process, it’s important if you are just entering the recruiting process to understand...
We’ve all experienced at least one benchmark test in our lives — drivers license, college entrance exam, professional certification, just to name a few. We approached these tests with a good sense...
by Paige Chauncey As summer comes to an end, a new adventure begins as you embark on your freshman year of college. Some of you are anxious about this new chapter, while...
Ah, summertime and the livin’ is easy. Here in Boston, we New Englanders have earned the right to a long, lazy, carefree romp in the sunshine after enduring another long winter and...
Perhaps I am revealing too much about my generation when I liken the pace and speed of life for high school students beginning in the junior year to the original old-school video...
The way my mind works, different situations evoke different songs. For many of the young adults who initially consult me about going to grad or professional school immediately after earning their bachelor’s...
Like any other nerdy, dreamy teen girl of the late 80’s / early 90’s, I was mesmerized by the movie Dead Poets’ Society. Instead of Def Leppard lyrics, my best friend and...
I recently reconnected with a former student. Now a successful furniture designer in his late 30s, he spoke of his experience in boarding school, and the difficulties he faced. I asked how...
McMillan Education has helped countless Brazilian students identify and enroll in an array of U.S. schools and universities in order to help further their studies, maximize their extracurricular talents, and live in...
The arrival of spring brings the onset of warmer weather, reimagined hopes, and new opportunities. And just as spring signifies the start of the second season of the calendar year, it also...
When I asked my then 13-year-old son what his first day was like at the independent all-boys’ day school where he was a new 8th grader, he said, “Great. Everyone has ADD.”...
