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Sarah McMillan, Don McMillan & Amy Christie Our college counselors at McMillan Education are singularly driven to guide developing young adults via our W.I.S.E. Method™ toward a campus where they can grow...
Congrats to our 150 seniors who are off to these 99 universities this fall – from Maine to Florida, over to Texas and California, up to the state of Washington – and...
We are delighted to welcome three highly experienced college and school planning admission experts to our already amazing team of educational counselors. Heather Deardorff, Tony Lambert, and Deren Finks bring decades of...
Academic & Developmental Crisis Planning: 2021 Recap and Looking Ahead to 2022 With the ongoing proliferation of mental health issues among adolescents and young adults combined with the impact of remote learning...
Influx of Second Season Applicants: Last year, after the January 15 application deadline, demand for effective and caring learning environments was still incredibly high. We were fortunate to find best fit schools...
We are excited to welcome Rachel Leja, M.S. and Samantha McMillan New, OTR/L MOT, two amazing, highly experienced and compassionate special needs counselors to our team! Over the past two years, we...
Allow us also to share with you insights into the ever-shifting college admissions landscape. Internally, our families have embraced our WISE Method of Educational Planning, delivered by our innovative, custom-built, interactive Owl’s...
We are delighted to (re)introduce (old) friends and colleagues who are taking on new leadership roles as we continue to grow and innovate in order to best serve our students and families!...
We are delighted to introduce our new custom-designed interactive online platform called the OWL’s Nest, where our signature W.I.S.E. Method™ of Educational Planning services unfolds. The OWL’s Nest accomplishes two objectives for...
What we saw in 2020: We saw in 2020 COVID-19’s impact on student’s emotional wellbeing and related academic success, simply put, falling into two buckets. For many, especially for those most vulnerable...
What we saw in 2020: Despite the online pandemic pivot, and the drop in international candidates, selective colleges reported a record volume of early applications, largely since the rise in test optional...
What we saw in 2020: As former independent school educators ourselves, we owe a big shout out to our friends in the boarding school world for not only instantly pivoting to a...
We’re so proud of our 125 soon-to-be freshmen heading to this incredibly diverse set of 75+ best fit colleges this fall. Our students came from over 20 states and 15 different countries...
Avon Old FarmsBeaver Country Day SchoolBerkshire SchoolBlair AcademyBrewster AcademyBrimmer and May SchoolBrooks SchoolBuckingham Browne & Nichols SchoolCardigan Mountain SchoolChapel Hill Chauncy HallChoate Rosemary HallCommonwealth SchoolConcord AcademyCushing AcademyDana Hall SchoolDarrow SchoolDexter Southfield SchoolDublin...
Learn more on how McMillan Education helps families find their best fit school Besant Hill SchoolContact: Alex Spence, Director of Admissions and Financial Aidaspence@besanthill.org Address: 8585 Ojai Santa Paula Rd., Ojai, CA...
Learn more on how McMillan Education helps families find their best fit school BROOKS SCHOOLContact: Janelle Ries jries@brooksschool.orgAddress: 1160 Great Pond Rd., North Andover, MA 01845Phone: (978) 725-6300 Website: www.brooksschool.orgInquiry Link: Brooks School Brooks School provides...
Learn more on how McMillan Education helps families find their best fit school Berkshire SchoolDana Anselmi: danaanselmi@berkshireschool.org245 North Undermountain Road, Sheffield, MA 01257Web: www.berkshireschool.orgInquiry Link: Berkshire School Founded in 1907, Berkshire School is a co-ed...
Learn more on how McMillan Education helps families find their best fit school Blair AcademyTimothy Goggins: goggit@blair.eduPO Box 600Blairstown, NJ 07825Phone: 908-362-2007Web: www.blair.eduInquiry: Blair Inquiry Form Founded in 1848, Blair Academy is...
Brewster Academy Nick Wilbur – nwilbur@brewsteracademy.org Address: 80 Academy Drive, Wolfeboro, NH 03894 Web: www.brewsteracademy.org Inquiry Link: Inquiry Link – Brewster Academy Description:Brewster is an elite boarding school without the elitism: an...
Learn more on how McMillan Education helps families find their best fit school THE BEMENT SCHOOLContact: David “Doc” Potter dpotter@bement.org94 Old Main Street, P.O. Box 8, Deerfield, MA 01432Web: www.bement.orgInquiry Link: Bement...
Learn more on how McMillan Education helps families find their best fit school Avon Old Farms School Patrick Miller – millerp@avonoldfarms.com Address: 500 Old Farms Road, Avon, CT 06001 Web: www.avonoldfarms.com Inquiry...
The history of the gap year, typically the year between high school and college, is long and varied. It was first ‘named’ in the ‘60s in the UK when Nicholas Maclean-Bristol created...
Evidence of biotechnology is everywhere. You can find it in the vitamins you take each morning, the flu and COVID-19 vaccines you get each year (wishful thinking), and in the production of...
Many high school students look forward to spending part of their summer vacation engaged in academic study on a college campus. These enrichment programs have allowed students to dive deeply into an...