Posts in University Counselling

Now that I have your attention, let’s talk about what it means. Senator Bernie Sanders shared that headline the[…]

Universities in the US and Canada want to see what a student cares about over time. Not ten activities.[…]

There are some things I will never do. I will never guarantee admission to any university. Nobody can. Anyone[…]

A university guidance counselor isn’t someone who gets your child into a university. I want to be clear about[…]

For university applications, reflection isn’t an extension activity. It’s the whole point of the application. Students often treat reflecting[…]

I recently started working as the University and Careers Counselor at my school. I’m still teaching science classes, and[…]

“Follow your passion” is common advice, especially around this time of year when students are graduating. We hear it[…]

For much of the past century, the answer was relatively straightforward: to transmit knowledge so that graduates have the[…]

Third culture kids (TCKs) bring significant strengths to university applications, but their pathways are rarely straightforward. Unique academic, logistical,[…]

Third culture kids (TCKs) are often described in terms of transitions: multiple countries, schools, and cultural contexts. I should[…]