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The Paradox of College Choice: How more is less for the mindful college applicant
How can we help young people sift through the endless array of college choices and majors? By helping them see the power of less.

Dr. Thom
Feb 7, 20204 min read


Please Give Your Student a Budget for the College Search
Knowing what options are affordable to the family empowers students to make confident college decisions.

Dr. Thom
Jan 31, 20202 min read


The College Search as A Teachable Moment
Put all the admissions marketing aside and focus on teaching your child the messy art of adult decision making through the college search.

Dr. Thom
Jan 24, 20203 min read


No You Will Not Just Know The Right College
The advice to prospective students sounds like this: "visit colleges, when you find the right one, you will know." We can do better.

Dr. Thom
Jan 17, 20203 min read


Major Stress: How to help your child pick a major without the anxiety
Almost half of high school juniors indicate that picking a college major is a significant source of stress and anxiety. We can do better.

Dr. Thom
Jan 10, 20204 min read


New Year's Resolutions for a Healthy College Search
Is a college search coming up for your family in 2020? Together let's make some new year's resolutions for a healthy college search.

Dr. Thom
Jan 3, 20203 min read


National Merit: What You Need to Know and Why You Shouldn't Care
Junior PSAT results have been fanning out across the country, and with it, comes questions of National Merit status. Here's what you need.

Dr. Thom
Dec 27, 20194 min read


Helping Your Student Come Down From Finals Week
Finals week can be crazy stressful. Plan your own de-stress fest to kick off the holiday break.

Dr. Thom
Dec 20, 20193 min read


Application Deadline Q&A
Do you know where the term deadline came from? The best we can tell, it comes from an infamous Civil War era Confederate prison in...

Dr. Thom
Dec 13, 20193 min read


ACT Single Section Retake Options: Here's what you should know
Starting in September 2020, students will have the option of retaking one or more section(s) of the ACT. As you may know, the ACT is...

Dr. Thom
Dec 6, 20193 min read


Three Fears About Applying To College and How To Address Them
Dr. Thom collaborated with Challenge Success and recently wrote an article about fears students experience when applying to college and...
Dr. Thom
Sep 20, 20191 min read


The Most Unexpected X Factor in the Best College Admissions Essays
The X factor in all of the best college application essays is at once incredibly simple, and increasingly rare.

Dr. Thom
Sep 17, 20192 min read


Accommodations for students - HOW
We’re excited to present to parents and families on Thursday night with Autism Tennessee. The event has been promoted on social media. I...
Dr. Thom
Sep 11, 20193 min read


Choosing Your Own Path Versus The One Laid Out For You
The designed path people are supposed to walk goes one way, but yet the people go their own way. It's not that the people are lazy or...

Dr. Thom
Aug 18, 20192 min read


Three Steps To Get Unstuck in Your College Search
The college search can be overwhelming, we get it. These 3 steps can help you get moving.

Dr. Thom
Aug 12, 20194 min read


What is Missing From Most College Essays
The simplest, most impactful and yet most often missing factor in your college admissions, and it all starts with a pen.

Dr. Thom
Aug 8, 20191 min read


Accepting being Denied: how resilience really works
Our culture tells us we can have anything we want, if we just want it bad enough. But what happens when you don't get what you want?

Dr. Thom
Aug 8, 20192 min read
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