Estrela Consulting Blog

Oh, legacy admission, you sneaky little detail. How is it that you manage to make so many happy while others loathe the idea of you? The mere thought of your impact has alumni counting down the years, months, days and seconds until they can exclaim alongside their children “WE got in!”...having known they would all along.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, suicide is the second leading cause of death in teens ages 15-19 and the third leading cause in children 10-14.

Ahh, February. Can't you just feel the love in the air? High school seniors awaiting admission decisions often use this time of year to proclaim their love to those schools which they've deemed "the one". Sometimes these attempts at "demonstrated interest" work and other times, well...they border on creepy.

Change. They say it’s inevitable and when it comes to the college search and application process, boy are they right. Ask any parent of a current high school student about how they applied to college and two things will be included in every re-telling: a pencil and a stamp.

You’ve hit “submit” and the stress of the last several months has quickly lifted from your shoulders. All of the essays, interviews, and standardized tests are done and you can now sit back and coast through the rest of your senior year. You’re confident that your 3.8 end-of-junior year GPA will make you an attractive, and qualified candidate for admission to the schools you’ve got your eyes set ...