Industry insights for academic advisement, private school placement, and college planning.
If your high school senior is navigating (read: streamlining) their college list, it’s important to take stock of what kinds of schools make the list. How many schools should your student apply to? What kind of schools? You may have heard some of the buzzwords floating around the college admissions industry (Safety, Target, and Reach), but we think it’s important to generate awareness of current application trends so you, too, can get ahead…with Whitehead.
Read MoreWhat does an ancient personality assessment tool have to do with school choice? It goes without saying that confidence in your student’s decision and ultimately, his or her school experience will be that much more impactful if it aligns with your student’s personality. In the noise of entrance scores, essays, interviews, and applications, I’ve witnessed families often lose sight of the “right fit” school for their student.
Read MoreHow a radical writing stagey of backwards design can be just the edge your student needs to produce a compelling college essay.
Read MoreCollege admissions reps are in town this week for Woodward's annual College Fair (they boast upwards of 250 college reps at the event). If you have a personal interview scheduled with admissions rep this week, we've included some questions below for YOU to ask of your representative.
Read More“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” Ben Franklin got it right. Developing a preparation plan for standardized testing can keep you and your student on top of logistics and offer more flexibility (and less headaches!) throughout the high school season. Learn more about 2018-2019 testing dates and how to determine the best timeframe for your student.
Read MoreThis year’s Common Application (and swanky brand new platform) was unveiled on August 1st and in a rather underwhelming announcement, reinstated the same seven personal essay writing prompts that we’ve seen in years past. Why would they repeat the same prompts? After annually poling admissions officers, applicants, parents, and counselors, the powers that be at the Common App have deemed these seven essays options the most effective in accurately understanding the applicant.
Read MoreCollege acceptances are just around the corner. The University of Georgia will announce their final Class of 2023 cohort next week and the Ivy’s are right around the corner (mark March 28th on your calendar)! After the excitement and celebrations of acceptances die down, reality tends to settle in—Just how are we going to pay for this?
Read MoreCongratulations to this year’s graduating seniors! We are thrilled to celebrate with you in this exciting chapter. Read on for this year’s Early Action/Early Decision College Acceptances.
Read More…Whitehead Learning Group gave to me a new way to study! For today’s final gift in this “12 Days of Learning” series, we want to encourage our hardworking seniors as they make the final push towards the 1/1 Regular decision college admissions deadline.
Read MoreOn Monday, FAFSA will allow submissions of federal aid applications for the 2019-2020 school year. Here’s all you need to know to get all the necessary materials together this weekend.
Read MoreLearn what it means to super score, how to develop an effective SAT or ACT strategy, and which colleges accept super scoring.
Read MoreAccording to the American School Counselor Association (ASCA), public school counselors have a growing caseload of 482, nearly twice the recommended maximum of 250 students. What this means for your high schooler.
Read MoreA 2005 NACAC report discovered that the average college counselor spends just 38 minutes with each student altogether over the course of four years in high school. What that means for your student this year.
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