November College Guy Rant for Seniors! Hey Class of ’25 - happy November! For those of you not in the Northeast here’s a hit of some stunning fall colors. Enjoy! Some of you have sent out Early Action and Early Decision applications. Nice job, and good luck! Read on for a couple important [...]
Hey Class of 2025! Here’s my August College Guy Rant about the Common Application! In a scene from Steve Martin’s 1979 movie “The Jerk”, his nebbish-y character Navin R. Johnson runs pell mell down the street upon seeing his name in print for the first time (in the phonebook), declaring to anyone within earshot: “The New Phonebook is Here! THE [...]
Hey Seniors - greetings from the College Guy! Man oh man time flies, doesn’t it? Winter’s grip has loosened here in Maine (well to be honest - it never really tightened) and those of you who applied Early Decision and Early Action have heard from your colleges by now. For those who are still waiting to hear from the colleges they applied [...]
Hey Seniors - greetings from the College Guy! Hope everyone had a safe and restful Holiday break. Here in Maine we finally got snow - quite a storm today - and as I’m three weeks out from rotator cuff surgery there’s no shoveling for me. Luckily my son Noah is home from College for another couple days so he and [...]
Hi there Seniors (and their parental units) - Greetings from sunny Maine where the leaves are turning and the comforters are out of the cedar chest and on the beds. Chilly at night! Well for the first time since 2016 my Yankees aren’t in the playoffs, so I’ve got more time on my hands than usual, so let’s talk College [...]
Hey there boys and girls, and moms and dads of rising seniors, the class of 2024! Gary the College Guy comin’ at ya like an Aaron Judge moonshot over the left field wall. PAY ATTENTION!!! !!!!! LET’S TALK ABOUT ESSAYS !!!!! But first…. In my last rant I mentioned that you should consider retaking both the SAT and the ACT [...]
Hey Class of 2024! Here’s my August College Guy Rant about the Common Application! TWO QUICK POINTERS before I begin: #1. Stay tuned for my next rant (coming shortly) about college essays - and get going on your writing. No time like summer to get those bad boys started. #2. I suggest to most seniors that you plan to [...]
Hey there members of the Class of ’24 (and their parents), Greetings from Gary the College Guy! My next "College Guy Rants" newsletter will come out shortly on the subject of essay writing. This is a quick HEADS UP to remind everyone that the deadlines to register for the June 3 SAT and the June 10th ACT are this [...]
Hey there members of the Class of ’24/‘25 (for Juniors and their parents), Greetings from Gary the College Guy! Here’s the first of what will become a regular newsletter I’ll be sending for your elucidation - I call them “The College Guy Rants”... Get it? ? This one is going out for you to groove on as you attain [...]
Hey Class of 2023! Here’s my August College Guy Rant about the Common Application! TWO QUICK POINTERS before I begin: #1. If you’ve not gotten started on your first (of two, if you follow my advice) College Essay, find and read my July Rant (sent June 30) for tips and pointers to get you going. Or I’d be happy to [...]