Crescere College Consulting

02/06/2026

Happy National School Counseling Week to all public, charter, and private school-based counselors. As a former counselor myself, I know how demanding the job is. I appreciate you!

10/09/2025

This is a fascinating insight into why nursing programs are so competitive in the midst of a major nursing shortage nationwide.

Across the country, there is enormous demand for nurses, as retirement or burnout push many from the field. Despite tens of thousands of students fighting to get into nursing programs, schools can’t accommodate that demand, for two major reasons: They can’t find enough faculty to teach classes a...

12/05/2024

Aren't these little guys cute? They are part of the Giving Tree Village tree that I am sponsoring on behalf of the Carolina Raptor Center. Please support our tree by submitting a donation at https://givingtreevillage.com/product/carolina-raptor-center/

In addition, there are also over 60 other trees that benefit local (and Western NC) nonprofits. You can vote for any of them here: www.givingtreevillage.com/shop

As a member of the Rotary Club of Davidson, I am helping manage the website that processes over $70,000 in donations for the Giving Tree Village event. It is rewarding to know that all of the participating nonprofits will receive much-needed funding as a result!

11/12/2024

This year, I'm sponsoring a tree at the Rotary Club of Davidson's Giving Tree Village to benefit the Carolina Raptor Center. My daughter and I love visiting the Raptor Center, and I'm happy to help a local organization!

03/28/2024

I was thrilled to be a sponsor for the Senior Community Connections Shamrock Festival earlier this month!

Today we would like to extend a special thank you to Laura Owanesian, owner ofCrescere College Consulting for sponsoring Senior Community Connections’ 2024 Shamrock Stroll & Festival ! Thanks for your support- making this fun, family event possible. We are grateful for you!

04/13/2022

Great article analyzing the potential for test-optional or test-required admissions for the fall of 2022 (class of 2023).

Colleges across the country are looking to establish post-pandemic positions on standardized testing. The overwhelming majority of colleges Continue reading…

02/17/2021

The Common App essay prompts for 2021-2022 have been released!

https://www.commonapp.org/blog/2021-2022-common-app-essay-prompts?fbclid=IwAR16RGi-30HyUrC1ZENAnESmcY8gqvbXLT0Sp_LNJ7UZ_cvVzVLHsg16Gi8

In crafting a new option, we relied on the expertise of counselors and admission officers on our Outreach and Application Advisory Committees, along with input from psychology and gratitude researchers.

07/23/2020

Thank goodness.

The UNC Board of Governors approved Thursday a one-year waiver from the requirement that prospective first-year students submit SAT or ACT scores when they apply.

07/10/2020

I am loving this trend. Now for UNC-system schools to follow hopefully!

The University of South Carolina announced on Friday that its Columbia campus will not be requirestudents applying for freshman admission to submit standardized SAT or ACT test scores for the spring, summer or fall 2021 terms. Officials say this is due to testing interruptions caused by the COVID-19...

06/23/2020

Squee!

With the addition of the Common App, the Office of Undergraduate Admissions continues its momentum in evolving an application process that eliminates barriers and makes a college education more attainable for more students.

06/19/2020

Wow!

Visitor Information Services at Stanford University--one of the world's leading research and teaching institutions. It is located in Palo Alto, California.