

Early Submissions and Acceptances
Here’s a short extra post. This stressful week has ended on a happy note for me! First of all, nearly every student has submitted their...
lesscollegestress
Oct 29, 2023


November 1st doesn’t have to be scary
As the real witching hour for many--midnight on Wednesday, November 1st--approaches, just about all of my students have submitted their...
lesscollegestress
Oct 26, 2023


Sophomores and Juniors: Where to Start?
I am excited to meet with my sophomores and juniors to begin making college visit plans and list building. However, sometimes students and families aren’t ready for the conversation. But where to start? Before booking the proverbial trip to Boston (MIT, Harvard, and Northeastern have single digit admit rates), why not start smart, go online, and see what you can learn for free? (There is a lot of misinformation, so please stick with these sites.) Less College Stress families:
lesscollegestress
Oct 22, 2023


Easy Passion Project Ideas Using Technology
Podcasts are the simplest passion projects to start. A phone is all you need--pick a group of people, perhaps friends, teachers, family...
lesscollegestress
Oct 15, 2023


Easy Passion Project Ideas Using Technology
Podcasts are the simplest passion projects to start. A phone is all you need--pick a group of people, perhaps friends, teachers, family...
lesscollegestress
Oct 15, 2023


What exactly is a passion project anyway?
When we hear “passion project,” we often think of something wild and ambitious, like raising venture capital for a company or starting a...
lesscollegestress
Oct 8, 2023


Data Science…for us all?
One of my kids is wrestling a bit with mastering the data science required in her graduate school program. There’s clearly a learning...
lesscollegestress
Oct 1, 2023


