Dealing with Early Decision Rejection
Posted on Wed, 12/17/2014 - 15:30Christine VanDeVelde is talking rejection, early decision and why trash talking is a good parenting strategy at TeenLife. You can read the entire piece here.
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Helping Teens Deal with College Rejection: College Admission on Teen Life
Posted on Fri, 04/11/2014 - 10:48Robin Mamlet talks decisions, rejection, and how parents can help on Teen Life. You can find all of her advice here.
Rejection: "And of course none of it matters very much at all..."
Posted on Sun, 03/30/2014 - 17:26A faithful reader reminded us "It's that time of year again..." and asked us to re-post Joan Didion's essay on being denied admission at Stanford University. So to remind us all there is life after decision season, here you go...
"And of course none of it matters very much at all, none of these early successes, early failures. I wonder if we had better not find some way to let our children know this..."
Things We Love: A Video to Help You Get Over Not Getting In
Posted on Mon, 04/16/2012 - 19:53Whether or not you got into your first choice school, check out this video from Allison Singh, author of Getting Over Not Getting In - A College Rejection Guide. While we haven't seen her book, we love the video. It perfectly demonstrates one of our mantras -- it's not where you go to school, it's what you do once you get there and beyond.