by Ivy League Potential | Mar 27, 2024 | College Counseling
Do you ever wonder if there is a secret key to motivating your children? Recent research noted by the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley shows that “deliberate practice” could be that key. Here are the four principles of deliberate...
by Ivy League Potential | Mar 19, 2024 | College Counseling, Extracurricular Activities
Yesterday we received this email from a student: “I just wanted to let you know that I was excepted EDII to Johns Hopkins University! Thank you so much for all of your guidance throughout the application process, I truly appreciate your help and all the...
by Ivy League Potential | Mar 5, 2024 | College Counseling
If you're a senior or a parent of a senior, we would highly recommend this film about the stressful process that millions of people are going through at this time: “In 500 Words or Less”. The full movie is available for viewing on youtube and you...
by Ivy League Potential | Oct 27, 2023 | College Counseling
Do you ever wish you could understand teenagers better? It's often during the tumultuous time of adolescence that we see the most discord between parents and teenagers, but a lot of this behavior can be better understood if you dig into the research on the...
by Ivy League Potential | Oct 6, 2023 | College Counseling, Deans of Admission, Selecting Colleges
“Strength lies in differences, not in similarities.” ~Stephen R. Covey Recently we watched a short video interview of Jeffrey Brenzel, former Dean of Undergraduate Admissions at Yale University. What we found most interesting is that he wanted students to...
by Ivy League Potential | Aug 31, 2023 | College Counseling, Selecting Colleges
How do you decide what colleges to apply to? There are over 3000 universities in the United States, and it can be a daunting task to narrow down the list of colleges to 15-20 schools. Many students rely on software programs from their high school that claim...
