College Overview
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Different Students, Different Paths
Last week, I attended the Independent Education Consultant Association (IECA)annual conference in Baltimore. Despite the financial woes at many colleges and the poor employment prospects for college grads, the conference was uplifting. We heard several inspirational presentations about how consultants should help students find paths that work for them, rather than trying to appease parents or…
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Acceptance Is Easy, Success is Hard
Want to know a secret? Getting into college isn’t hard. In fact, with declining numbers of college applications, it is getting easier to get into most colleges. (The elite colleges are actually getting tougher to get into, but that’s another story.) Acceptance is easy. The real problem is staying in college. College is a long…
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College/College-ish Options
In the old days, college came in two flavors — four-year colleges and two-year colleges. Most young people joined the military or got a job. Going to any college was something for the elite. Few neurodivergent students felt welcome in higher education. Today, there are more options than ever before. There are more ways to…
The Autism College Connection 