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 [...]
Hey there boys and girls, and moms and dads of rising seniors, the class of 2023! Gary the College Guy comin’ at ya like an Aaron Judge blistered line shot over the left field wall - pay attention! !!!!! LET’S TALK ABOUT ESSAYS !!!!! But first…. In my spring rant I talked about preparing for the SAT and the ACT, [...]
Hey there sports fans – Gary the College Guy comin’ at you like a high heater from a Gerrit Cole fastball. Stand in there and take a good swing at this one, plenty of good stuff to think about. While you have until the April 30 (or in some cases May 1st) deadline for depositing make no mistake – it’s [...]
Hey Seniors - greetings from the College Guy! Man oh man time flies, doesn’t it? Winter’s grip has loosened here in Maine and most of you have heard from your colleges by now. For those who are still waiting to hear from the most selective colleges, this week and next you should get your “final tallies”. Here's a PDF of an old Boston Globe [...]
Hey Seniors - greetings from the College Guy! Hope everyone had a safe and restful Holiday break. Winter seems to be playing peekaboo with us here in Maine, the Patriots are “one and done” but my man Tom Brady continues to defy father time and may be on his way to yet another Superbowl with a new team. But like [...]
Holy Game 6 of the World Series Batman, time flies and it’s November already! Time for the College Guy to check in and make sure all you seniors (and parents of seniors) are on task with your College Applications. Print this bad boy out cause there’s lots of good (and timely) information in it. Fuhgeddabout trying to read it on [...]
The admissions process is confusing and surprising (opinion) This is a really good article, from the Journal of Higher Education, for parents of HS students to read: Going Through Her Daughter's Admissions Process First thing: Duke (where Rebecca Vidra is a professor) accepts nearly 8% of their applicant pool - not the 4% she states. (I know, no real difference, [...]
Hey Class of 2022! Here’s Part 2 of my August Rant that I promised you! 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 August Part One Rant (sent July 31) for tips and pointers to get you going. #2. I [...]
Hi again to the class of 2022 and their proud parents and guardians! !!!!! LET’S TALK ABOUT ESSAYS !!!!! I know you’re thinking “Dude, it’s the middle of summer, cut me some slack here!” and I hear ya - hope you’re getting your beach time and summer fun in and all that, but with the Common Application “going live” tomorrow [...]
Hello and happy Super Sunday to you seniors and parents of seniors, I’m going to keep this short and sweet as I get ready to watch Tom Brady and Tampa Bay take on the Chiefs. I’m rootin’ for Tom and his team, but my prediction is Chiefs will roll, 38 to 10. Let’s hope I’m wrong! Those of you who [...]