Posted February 11, 2010 by Heather Cavalli | Comments (0)
I’ve been having a conversation lately with juniors about how they figure out what they want to do with their lives and what to study in college; I thought it would be a good idea to share my thoughts with you. The beauty of the American collegiate academic system is that, unlike many European universities [...]
read more »Posted February 05, 2010 by Heather Cavalli | Comments (0)
Today I had a student get the acceptance letter of his dreams, another, a crushing denial. All over the country, seniors are learning the results of their college applications. This period lasts well into April and may be full of acceptances, denials, or waitlists. Seniors riding this dizzy emotional rollercoaster should remember a few [...]
read more »Posted November 19, 2009 by Heather Cavalli | Comments (2)
There’s a patch of dirt as you turn the corner on the paved path to the Student Center - it’s a place where there should be grass, but it’s just dirt because many people, in their hurried hustle and bustle, cut across it. Everyday, as I walk back and forth from lunch or getting the [...]
read more »Posted November 13, 2009 by Heather Cavalli | Comments (2)
I’m on an e-list of college counselors from both sides of the desk across the country. Every day I get upwards of 100 e-mails offering ideas or asking questions to better serve their students. Often - I come across information that is enormously helpful to our students and sometimes I see questions that I feel [...]
read more »Posted November 06, 2009 by Heather Cavalli | Comments (3)
It’s been a watershed week for many seniors - some have put to bed the bulk of their application process with a November 1 deadline, while others found themselves with a Tuesday workout because they hadn’t yet gotten all of their teacher recommendation requests. Most seniors find themselves in the middle - realizing that the [...]
read more »Posted October 21, 2009 by Heather Cavalli | Comments (0)
As the November deadlines loom large seniors are feeling the pressure of the details. The last edits, the supplemental essays, making sure you’ve asked your teacher for recommendations, checking in with them that they’ve written the rec. Those whose ducks are in a row are moving at lightning speed toward Early Action deadlines, but even [...]
read more »Posted September 30, 2009 by Heather Cavalli | Comments (0)
Last week I was in Baltimore to attend the annual National Association of College Admissions Counselors meeting, otherwise known as NACAC. This meeting is held in a different city each year (last year was Seattle, next year is St. Louis) and is a fantastic opportunity for college counselors to connect with peers on both sides [...]
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Posted September 14, 2009 by Heather Cavalli | Comments (1)
Over the years, colleges have realized that if “Mohammed cannot come to the mountain, the mountain must come to Mohammed.” Each fall, all over the country, thousands of college representatives visit high schools toting their rolling suitcases stuffed with brochures and information cards. As a boarding school, with our hectic and harried schedule, having the [...]
read more »Posted September 11, 2009 by Heather Cavalli | Comments (0)
Last summer I went on the “Sweet Tea” counselor tour hosted by the Southern Association of College Admissions Counseling (SACAC) and visited 11 colleges and universities in Georgia and Alabama in 5 days. As always, it is invigorating to walk onto a campus and get to feel it out. When I leave, I’ve inevitably got [...]
read more »Posted September 09, 2009 by Heather Cavalli | Comments (0)
Last Thursday Dan Osar, Lynn Dawes, Karen McGovern and I met for the first time this year with the Senior Class of 2010. We handed out a nifty new Workbook as well as covered some of the basic themes, resources, means of communication and tips for the coming year. There was a buzz in the [...]
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