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View ArticleTulips, tulips everywhere
Goedendag everyone (Good day in Dutch)! 4:00AM came early this day in Norway; but fortunately, I was not far from the airport .. only a 5 minute taxi ride. My flight was scheduled for 6:05AM, so I...
View ArticleTulips, tulips everywhere
Goedendag everyone (Good day in Dutch)! 4:00AM came early this day in Norway; but fortunately, I was not far from the airport .. only a 5 minute taxi ride. My flight was scheduled for 6:05AM, so I...
View ArticleCollege fair tips
Greetings from the road! I’m sitting in the airport, on the way back from a wonderful visit to Georgia as I type this. Other than some much needed rain for a day or two, the weather in Atlanta and...
View Article“Visit” your top colleges at college fairs
Hi everyone, I am checking in from sunny St. Louis, where I am about to board a plane bound for Chicago, Illinois. I’m currently sitting here eating my favorite St. Louis Bread Company sandwich (which...
View ArticlePick a name, any name!
Howdy from Texas! Unlike my colleagues, I’m not writing from the airport but from my hotel room in downtown Houston. The students I’ve met this week have been both very interesting and quite...
View Article“Getting in” to college
In between visiting high schools in MA early last week, I found myself browsing the magazine rack at Barnes & Nobles. In the “Current Events” section, I found a publication which advertised in...
View ArticleThe Joy of Application Reading
“. . . he was at the kitchen table close to tears, surrounded by binder paper and pencils and unopened books on birds, immobilized by the hugeness of the task ahead. Then my father sat down beside...
View ArticleBleed Purple
6 mo: purple and white Crusader onesie w/matching bib 18 mo: purple and white Crusader cheerleader outfit 5 yrs: purple and white Crusader sweatsuit 12 yrs: purple and white Crusader basketball...
View ArticleDemonstrated Interest Part Deux
So what if you can’t come to campus to “demonstrate your interest”? Does this mean that when it comes to Admissions, you’re at a disadvantage? Should you uproot your family and move across the...
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Hello everyone! While I did not have the thrill of experiencing life at Holy Cross as an undergraduate student myself, I have thoroughly enjoyed my time here as an admissions officer. Now in my...
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