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So many of your plans have been up-ended, and the light at the end of the tunnel is hazy at its best! High school experiences have morphed into new forms and what comes to mind is the parable of the Blind Men and an Elephant – with the educators, politicians, scientist...

College admissions in the United States has become a complicated and contentious issue. Ridden with ambiguity, complexity and difficulty it often leads to either disillusionments or triumphant results depending on the student’s goals. If it hasn’t yet dawned at the beg...

There’s so much frenzy and hype about college admissions! Folks like me have careers based on that need, to resolve the confusion that comes with it.
 

Four years of challenging high school courses, maintaining a high GPA, navigating extracurricular activities, becoming...

As the college admission results loom large, I feel the torment of my students.  At the threshold of their futures, the mere sight of the mailman turning onto their streets or the ping of an arrived email on their phones or laptops can send their hearts racing only to...

Asian-Pacific American children must go through life trying to appease many social realities at one time. First, there is the assumed pressure many face to do well in the United States. Children represent a future of unlimited possibilities that most first-generation A...