“A house divided against itself cannot stand.” - Abraham Lincoln, 6/16/1858.

Liberty Plaza, Chapman University in Orange, CA, is home to a section of the Berlin Wall.

#NotesFromTheTrenches
🤪 It’s crazy season again

➡️ Need help with College application platforms?

➡️ Observations & questions I’ve gotten lately

➡️ Some Do’s and Don’ts

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#CollegeAdmissions
#NoAIWasUsedForThisPost

Sometimes intentional, sometimes not …
“I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.”
- Robert Frost, The Road Not Taken

#HighSchoolStudents
👉🏼 Working on your Common App personal statement?

Ask yourself: Who are you?

When are you 🫣?
When are you 💪🏼?

When are you 📣?
When are you 🤫?

When are you 🤪?
When are you 🙇🏻‍♀️?

Show #WhatMattersToYou through all the ways you can just “be”.

#NoAIwasusedforthispost

🧵 Let’s talk Department of Education

👩🏻‍🎓 If you’re a #HighSchoolStudent, #ParentsOfHighSchoolStudents, or professional supporting high school students, you might think whether something like the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences exists or not doesn’t really impact you. 1/

Thank you to #MutualAidLANetwork for curating this resource list for those impacted by the SoCal wildfires, including the brave emergency responders who are here in Southern California from across the country:
“MALAN January 2025 Fire & Wind Storm Resource Library”: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Thank you to @KTLA.com reporters & anchors for keeping the greater LA region informed, and for curating this list.
“Here’s how to help those impacted by the wildfires across Southern California”: ktla.com/news/califor...

#HighSchoolStudents: Need advice for your college application portfolio? Sign up for LA Portfolio Day @ Otis (Sun. 11/10, 12p-4p). *Free*! Get actionable advice & feedback from college reps!
www.otis.edu/admissions-a...
⚡ My students have told me how impactful this was for showcasing their work!

I just backed Ryan Hagen's Kickstarter campaign to publish his book, a guide to working collectively to drive change. He needs 1 more backer to hit his stretch goal. Who's with me?
#Sustainability #BeTheChange
#StrongerTogether

www.kickstarter.com/projects/rya...

Soon,#HighSchoolSeniors will be getting "the talk" from their school counselors. I wrote a guide with tips to help students build a college list using College Scorecard.
Steps:
🤔 REFLECT
💲 Figure out a COLLEGE BUDGET
🔎 SEARCH
admissionstidbits.substack.com/p/how-ihow-t...
🆘 Need help? Contact me!

Hello #exPosties 👋🏻. Please reshare so the good folks can find me 🫶🏻

Wrote a post today about the road we traveled together.

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