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January Rant from the College Guy – the “Follow Letter”

Hey Seniors - greetings from the College Guy! Been a while since I’ve sent one of these to you so pay attention cause this will be long and contain a lot of useful advice. First things first - the College Guy has a new email address: gcanter465@gmail.com. Due to an unexpected glitch with my Spectrum Cable and Internet provider my gcanter1@maine.rr.com email [...]

By |2020-01-22T04:08:46+00:00January 21st, 2020|Parents, Seniors|0 Comments

August 2019 College Guy Rant: Begin your Common Application NOW!

Hey Class of 2020! 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 NEW PHONEBOOK IS HERE!!!!” How times have changed. Who uses phone [...]

By |2019-08-04T16:38:41+00:00August 4th, 2019|Parents, Seniors|0 Comments

April Rant For Seniors: Final Decisions and the Meaning of Life…from the College Guy

Hey there sports fans - there’s plenty of time left before the May 1st deadline for depositing but make no mistake -  it's a-coming. Some of you have made your final decision and already sent in deposits. Others are still lingering over the indecision chasm, either for want of a clear preference or for need of additional money.  This email is for those students [...]

By |2019-06-21T20:07:22+00:00June 4th, 2019|Parents, Seniors|0 Comments

The Cover Letter – For Seniors!!!!

Hey Class of ’18 - Some of you have already sent out ED and EA applications to meet 11/1 and 11/15. I hope the rest of you are closing in on the target date I suggest of December 1 to get all your regular decision applications out by. (* and ** - see below) I've mentioned to many of you [...]

By |2019-06-21T20:02:25+00:00November 15th, 2017|Parents|1 Comment