Not Another Book! (Great Graduation Gift Ideas … Really)
High school graduation time is upon us, and with it, the proverbial “what’s a good graduation gift?” conundrum. My suggestion? A book....
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Janice Royal, MA
May 17, 20213 min
The Four Degrees of Extracurricular Activities
Extracurricular activities (ECs) have long been an important component of student’s applications to selective colleges. As students...
Janice Royal, MA
May 4, 20214 min
UC Admissions 2021 Clarified
The good news. The University of California campuses recently announced they will remain test blind for this year’s admission cycle for...
Janice Royal, MA
Apr 25, 20213 min
College Admissions 2021 Was Strange – Five Pointers to Find Your Way In the 2022 Admissions Cycle
“Life is so strange when you don't know How can you tell where you're going to You can't be sure of any situation Something could change...
Janice Royal, MA
Apr 19, 20214 min
5 Keys to Neurodiverse Student Success in College
Key 5 – Get Connected The college experience is about more than academics. It is also about meeting new people from different...
Janice Royal, MA
Apr 11, 20212 min
Congratulations Class of 2021!
Champion is defined as a person who is brave, strong, or fierce when faced with adversity. I feel that is an apt description of this...
Janice Royal, MA
Apr 5, 20217 min
How To Decide Which College To Choose
All the admission decisions have been received. Financial aid award letters too. All the students hard work, commitment, and passion has...
Janice Royal, MA
Mar 30, 20215 min
Texas Campus Visits
This past week found me visiting eight college campuses throughout Texas. From the stately Corinthian columns and red brick buildings of...
Janice Royal, MA
Mar 14, 20214 min
15 Tips for High School Students on College Campus Visits
With spring break coming up and summer not long after that, rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors have the gift of time to visit...
Janice Royal, MA
Mar 8, 20214 min
College Planning for Neurodiverse Students – Part 2
COVID-19 disrupted the college planning process in many ways. Most striking was the move by thousands of colleges and universities making...
Janice Royal, MA
Feb 28, 20214 min
College Planning for Neurodiverse Students – Part 1
The preparation, organization, and implementation of a college plan is essentially the same for neurodiverse students as it is for...
Janice Royal, MA
Feb 21, 20213 min
College Career Services – A Critical Component of the College Search
I confess. I have not always included a college’s career services as part of the research I guide my students through for each of the...
Janice Royal, MA
Feb 15, 20213 min
Friend or Foe? Social Media and College Admissions
Snapchat is still teenagers’ number one social media app surpassing Instagram, with upstart TikTok coming up fast. Whatever the social...
Janice Royal, MA
Feb 5, 20212 min
Part 2: The Best Ways to Show Prospective Colleges You’re Interested
This week I am concluding my series on Demonstrated Interest with five additional ways students can show their top choice college(s) how...
Janice Royal, MA
Feb 1, 20214 min
Part 1: The Best Ways to Show Prospective Colleges You’re Interested
The term Demonstrated Interest is used in college counseling and college admissions to signify those steps a student can take to show, or...
Janice Royal, MA
Jan 23, 20213 min
Borrower Beware: Upcoming Changes to FAFSA
FAFSA & Pandemic Relief Congress continued its habit of tucking smaller bills into large, well-publicized ones this past December when it...
Janice Royal, MA
Jan 15, 20213 min
Spring Semester Checklist for High School Juniors
While senior friends are hearing back from the colleges they applied to this fall, spring semester is when college planning should shift...
Janice Royal, MA
Jan 10, 20213 min
Why Students Should Take the ACT or SAT
The Princeton Review conducts an annual survey of students applying to colleges and parents of applicants. The 2020 College Hopes &...
Janice Royal, MA
Jan 1, 20214 min
3 Things You Must Know About Paying for College
The number one issue my families worry about most is how expensive college is – can we pay for it even if my child is accepted?
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