Gary Canter is a certified guidance counselor who has operated his business since 1996. Besides working with thousands of families Gary has consulted with scores of schools and organizations assisting students with post-secondary planning.
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The College Counselor Who Left His Own Children Alone
Lots of folks joke to me that Johanna (my daughter) must be all set with her college process cause I’m her dad. Actually, I’ve had very little to do with her process, and I suspect that if I’d tried more she wouldn’t have listened much to me. I saw this column today and it made me smile.
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Start of the School Year College Guy Rant: How to Write an Essay
Say Hey! class of ’27, and their proud parents and guardians
Gary the College Guy coming at you like a high heater from Cam Schlitter to talk about essays. I hope you’ve gotten your fill of beach time and summer fun and all that, but with the Common Application now live and fall being upon us, it’s time for me to pull your coat about writing that first (and then that second, optional but recommended) essay.
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Testimonial
Another View: Editorial misses mark – there is no ‘student loan crisis’
August 28, 2020
BY GARY CANTER SPECIAL TO THE PRESS HERALD
The current financial aid system works just fine. The problem is that families are not properly advised about borrowing.
Re: The Aug. 18 Bloomberg Opinion editorial “Another View: Congress has a chance to fix the student loan mess”