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College admission decisions will be out soon. Here are my reflections on my own journey along with some preliminary admissions data.

When Things Don’t Go as You Had Hoped – ICAN With Anne Posted on February 28, 2022February 28, 2022 by Anne MurphyWhen Things Don’t Go as You Had Hoped Getting Neutered, The Least Favorite of Things When I put Boomer in the car this morning, he was anxious. He likes his morning routine, and this was a big departure from it. He didn’t know if he was ...

Supplemental college essays can be challenging; it could help to prepare in advance.

What Has Your Attention? – ICAN With Anne Posted on January 12, 2022January 12, 2022 by Anne MurphyWhat Has Your Attention? “At Princeton, we value diverse perspectives and the ability to have respectful dialogue about difficult issues. Share a time when you had a conversation with a person or a group of people about a difficult topic. Wh...

When too many choices is not a good thing

Application Burnout – ICAN With Anne Posted on January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 by Anne MurphyApplication Burnout Have you ever been to a farmers market in the middle of the summer and been so taken with the abundance of heirloom tomatoes, just-picked sweet white corn, summer squash, melons and peaches that you bought more than you cou...

What is a high school student to do?

ICAN With Anne – Independent College Application Navigators Posted on July 28, 2020July 28, 2020Are SAT and ACT Drowning? Boomer is my puppy Golden Retriever. When the weather warmed up, it was time to introduce him to the pool. It’s in his DNA to like the water, but he didn’t know that. In fact, he didn’t know that he inherently knew how to swim. His ...

Is credit/no credit grading really going to hurt the Class of 2021?

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Reassurance for Vista Parents – ICAN With Anne

ICAN With Anne – Independent College Application Navigators Posted on March 17, 2020March 17, 2020College Campuses are Closed; Now What? Three Alternative Steps to Researching Colleges. By now we have all been, at worst, sickened or at best, inconvenienced by COVID 19. In the education world, there are many questions and few answers: How long will school be....

Oregon Trails – ICAN With Anne Posted on February 11, 2020February 11, 2020 by Anne MurphyOregon Trails I recently returned from a trip to the Pacific Northwest where I toured seven Oregon schools and attended a symposium with several more. I was delighted to be on this group tour as Oregon schools draw heavily from California, a...

Director of Admission Shares the Truth About College Essays Last week I talked to a high school senior as a favor to a friend. The student is not applying to Georgia Tech, so I was giving him general application advice. We talked about prioritizing extra-curricular activities, such as putting the things you care about most and have the most involvement with,...