Tag archives: college application

You’re Almost to the Finish Line…
By Mentors 4 College   |   December 14, 2021

It’s December and all around you everybody is caroling and decking the halls and eggnogging and generally getting into the holiday spirit. But not you. You have a high school senior and that can mean only one thing: Your house is filled with the loud, desperate angst of a teenager going through the final agonizing […]

Can We Just Write This Headline Tomorrow?**The College Application Process Procrastination is Real . . .
By Mentors 4 College   |   November 23, 2021

It’s midnight on the night before my son’s college applications are due and we’re huddled in his room editing his supplemental essays for 12 different colleges. Did I mention I was also eating an entire chocolate cream pie? I thought we had started far enough in advance to get these done early, but no, I […]

Applying for College? Yeah, We Feel Your Pain — But Help is Here
By Mentors 4 College   |   August 24, 2021

Years ago, after graduating from college, I went through a six-month period where I suffered from blood-curdling, ghastly nightmares — where I dreamed that I hadn’t really gotten my diploma after all. I’d wake up in a cold sweat, covers tangled on the floor, breathing heavy at 2 am, convinced I’d forgotten to do something […]