Seniors

February College Guy Rant: Chopped Liver, and an essay worth reading about College Rejections

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 [...]

By |2024-02-11T17:18:41+00:00February 11th, 2024|Parents, Seniors|0 Comments

January Rant from the College Guy – the “Follow Letter Package” and financial aid forms

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 [...]

By |2024-01-08T21:07:10+00:00January 8th, 2024|Parents, Seniors|0 Comments

October College Guy Rant for Seniors – Start the CSS PROFILE, wait on the FAFSA, keep working on those College Apps

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 [...]

By |2023-10-10T14:06:44+00:00October 10th, 2023|Parents, Seniors|0 Comments

March College Guy Rant for Seniors: Chopped Liver, Acceptance Protocol, Financial Aid and Stalking the Wild Scholarship

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 [...]

By |2022-03-18T00:49:07+00:00March 18th, 2022|Parents, Seniors|0 Comments

January Rant from the College Guy – the “Follow Letter Package” and financial aid forms

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 [...]

By |2022-01-18T22:33:34+00:00January 18th, 2022|Parents, Seniors|0 Comments