Counselor Edition: The Top Hits From 2024!
This Newsletter's Topics You Read the Most. Thank You.
Happy New Year!
Wishing You a Wonderful 2025!
To kickoff 2025, I would like to share the Topics from this Newsletter that resonated with you all the most in 2024.
Daniel's Internships Took Him From Battery Research To Manufacturing
Daniel Cudzich is at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign - Daniel Cudzich is a Goldwater Scholar studying Material Science and Engineering at the UIUC. It was here that Daniel cut his teeth in research, and got his hands dirty working on Battery technology.
Tom's Takeaways From 3 Alumni Stories. Tom Stepkoski is a Counselor at Westhill High School in Connecticut - I asked Tom Stepkoski of Westhill High School to select 3 Podcast stories from my handbook “College Vignettes Tell Tales” and share his takeaways with us.
Tanner Used 3 Highlighters To Pick His Branch Of Engineering. Tanner Zachem is a graduate of Duke University and a Goldwater Scholar - Tanner Zachem graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering applied to Neurosurgery.
Announcing Workbooks for College Applications. Launched April 15, 2024 for Rising Seniors and Juniors. The Workbooks are a perfect vehicle to bring those Podcast learnings & insights about college in an Easy-to-Utilize way to high schoolers.
Bobbi-Jo Uses Data To Make Sure Every Kid Has A Plan.
Bobbi-Jo Wathen of Middletown High School, Connecticut. - Bobbi-Jo is the Director of College Counseling shares her data driven approach to Counseling.
2 Seniors Share Their Digital SAT Experience
Eva and Emily are seniors at Jenks High School, Tusla, OK. - I recently talked to them on my Podcast about their experiences with the Digital SAT.
Enrollment Decline, And Lower Acceptance Rates At Top Schools.
Shveta Bagade explains how to make sense of this- College Enrollment decline has been a story for the past few years. At the same time, it’s getting harder to get into the top 100-150 colleges.
Hope you find the stories and articles in the Newsletter inspiring and helpful. Please give me feedback or leave a comment to let me how I am doing.
Thanks.
Finally, my heartfelt Thanks to all my Podcast guests who have been generous with their time and counsel on my Podcast.
Wish You all a Very Happy & Successful 2025!
Venkat