Last night, my wife and I watched two films. Hmmm…can’t seem to get the word “Last” to get in-line with the others. Man, Netflix Instant Queue is the bomb. Queue just seems to be one of those words I always have to look up to see how it is spelled. I’d be screwed if I […]
Sorry about missing my Saturday weekly posting deadline. When this blog has an average daily readership of one, maybe I should contact people individually. Ah, the glory of it all. My friend Derek Melleby from College Transition Initiative posted this video titled “Oh, The Places You’ll Actually Go,” a play, and dark one at that, […]
As a high school counselor, I have a refrain for students who are college-bound who want to avoid hard classes. I ask them, “Do you think high school is harder academically or easier academically than college?” They typically reply “Easier” then I build my case that they should choose the harder academic courses while in […]
I got in a debate of sorts the other day on Facebook. Truthdig posted a link to an article detailing some research by two PSU political science professors about how high school science teachers are cautious about teaching evolution in the classroom. The message essentially boiled down that science teachers are intimidated by Right-Wing Fundie […]
As promised, I said I would attempt to post something of interest weekly…here is this week’s thought. I feel it best to limit my posts to once a week…to increase interest (increase demand through low supply), manage expectations, and to not stress me out! Recently, a provocative article in the New York Times had several college […]
I know that it has been a while since I posted to the College Transition Group Blog. My goal is to post something of interest weekly. I came across this link about Drexel University’s The Smart House. Wow, this should be what college is all about…not the current emphasis on parties and drinking and football […]
Working in a high school as a counselor is very seasonal. Each time of the school year has discrete activities. The big two are the college application process in the Fall semester and course selection in the Spring semester. All other duties are mere trifles in comparison. Seniors often delay about getting their college applications […]
An article from CollegeConfidential was very helpful about the factors that make a real difference in college admissions. The question that generated the article was from a parent of a tenth grader who wants to go Pre-Med. In a nutshell, this is what the article said (CC won’t let me link it) Prospective college students […]
Generally, it is good to collect information about college and separate the wheat from the chaff later. It is always easier to discard than to find so if you have a bunch of useless material, websites, etc., just jettison them. But, be careful, there could be nuggets of gold in the dirt so keep your […]
This is a pretty fascinating article about traditional college students on or around campus taking classes on-line. It seems to be a reasonable methodology to address the cost of brick and mortar issues…if the students don’t need to be in same room, there is no need for the room, not to mention to light, heat, […]