Unfortunately, so much of the college admissions landscape is driven by prestige and name-brand schools: students who want to get into a “good” school, or the “best” school. Oftentimes, though, I find that students and parents don’t really even know how to define “good” schools outside of the national rankings which are shoved down their throats every year and are deeply problematic and not  a measure of quality of education. Here is a stark truth, though: attending a highly-ranked (and...

Parents and students are often resistant to gap years at first blush because they perceive they will somehow “be behind”. I would love to...

Many students interested in applying to musical theatre programs for college often have no idea of just how much more involved that...