This column puts the spotlight on Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana and Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina. By most standards, these schools are tiny (Guilford having about 1,700 undergrads and Earlham only 1,050), and yet they have managed to gain big-time reputations – and deservedly so. We feature them together because they have similar […]
When James Barlia was a high school senior, he had only a few thoughts about what he wanted in a college. Coming from Bullis, a small private school, he knew he didn’t want a large university. He wanted a school in the small-to-medium size range, but one large enough to have a lot of school […]
Is more better? And how would you even know? Well, some terrific folks in college admissions actually have tried to quantify “enough.” What Are You Taking Junior Year? I often see kids in sophomore year to plan for junior year classes, test prep, extracurriculars… and to figure out how to strike a balance among all […]
As the new school year approaches, it’s a good time for goal setting. Many parents spend time thinking of ways to help their children have better academic success and higher test scores. Here are three things to help us as parents raise successful learners. 1. Optimal success? Foster optimal brains. When kids are trying to […]