Thinking About Taking a Gap Year?!
You have been accepted to college, now how about taking a Gap Year?! One day last November, one of my high school seniors walked into my office and practically fell down onto the couch across from me. I had to keep myself from going over and hugging her. “Are you as exhausted as you look?” […]
Educational Planning
It’s Like Riding a Bike One of my favorite activities is bike riding. Like many other Americans, I started out as a preschooler trudging around the house on a tricycle. As a kindergartner, I advanced to rumbling down the sidewalk on a kiddy bicycle with training wheels. Then, I was riding on my own, off […]
Semester Schools
Independent, Hands-On Learning Options Calling all high school juniors! It’s time to get off the high school academic treadmill and pursue an amazing opportunity during your junior year fall or spring. Take a semester away from your high school to develop a greater sense of self and direction. Semester schools offer an authentic, dynamic, and […]
Where’s Waldo
Tips for Tackling Wacky College Essay Prompts How do you feel about Wednesday? (U Chicago) What’s broken, and how do you fix it? (Notre Dame) Our campus is powered by wind turbines. What empowers you? (Carleton) Colleges are requiring more out-of-the-box essays than ever to gauge not only candidates’ writing but their wit and creativity […]
Applicant Profiles: Who Are You?
For each of our candidates, whether applying to independent school, college, graduate or professional school, an essential element of the process is explaining who you are. Think of the 70’s hit song by, appropriately enough, the group “The Who.” The admissions representatives for each school “really wanna know” and really want you to “tell” them, […]
Finding Joy (and Yourself!) in the Application Process and in School/College
As I look forward to working with new students and families on their educational plans, I often think back to my own college application essay that focused on the process of education rather than the end product as seen in a final grade. If the process is drudgery with only the desired grade in mind, […]
Alex Clark’s Post-Graduate Year Perspective
When I was first accepted into college in 2009, I was thrilled. I had gotten into my first choice school, Elon University in North Carolina, and felt like I had accomplished everything I wanted to accomplish during my high school career. However, as the summer months came to a close and my departure for Elon […]
The Role of the Post Graduate (PG) Year in Preparation for College
Not Just For Athletes Anymore I have worked with many PG students who have eventually declared the PG experience as essential to their growth and success. These students are young women and men, some student athletes, who have chosen to commence to another challenge before taking on the new world that is the college experience. […]
McMillan Education Consultant to present at SSATB Annual Meeting and Conference
McMillan Education consultant and recruiting specialist Kim Chorosiewski served as a presenter at the SSATB Annual Meeting and Conference in Orlando, Florida on September 20th. Check out her presentation on Managing the Student Athlete here: Identifying and Managing the Student-Athlete Throughout the Educational Process- From Middle School through Secondary School to College Kim presented with […]