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THE FOOD PARTY!
Dry January Last Week? LOLHow’s Dry January going Food Partiers!? I blame no one for wanting a drink last week. Nevertheless, she persisted. A tough week of wildly different...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Jan. 11, 2021There are no comments yet. 5155 Views
DEEP MENLO
Regulation 14, Transparency and Me (or, What’s Under the Hood in Those Cameras?)Central to my work as a technical expert in litigation and due diligence is to examine computer source code. The software is usually extremely confidential material...
Original post made by Stuart Soffer on May. 17, 2016There are no comments yet. 4479 Views
DEEP MENLO
The Sharing Economy and Local Housing SupplyI intended to comment about the sharing economy and housing, but this post also touches on Menlo Park’s General Plan Update (called Connect Menlo). The...
Original post made by Stuart Soffer on Jul. 2, 2016There are no comments yet. 5510 Views
AD LIBS
Ad Libs: More trucks and cheese, pleaseThis is one of those Fridays when I'm left with several interesting tidbits that I wish could've made it into the print edition this week. Paper stretches only so...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Mar. 25, 2011There are no comments yet. 10683 Views
AD LIBS
Ad Libs: 'Mapping Edo'In our young country, it seems inconceivable that a span of 200-plus years could be just "a period," a fraction of our history. But that's Japan (and most other...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Aug. 22, 2013There are no comments yet. 8751 Views
THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE
Quick Check List for UC Applications(Written by John Raftrey) 1) Double check all your spelling. Do not misspell your parent's occupation as one of my students did. 2) Match your classes with...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Nov. 21, 2014There are no comments yet. 16017 Views
THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE
Summer Planning(written by Lori McCormick) Before you read about summer planning, a friendly reminder that if you are planning on applying for Financial Aid, the deadline for...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Feb. 6, 2015There are no comments yet. 19743 Views
THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE
UC Berkeley?s new freshman admission policy(Written by Lori McCormick) In April 2015, UC Berkeley adopted a new freshman admission policy. Starting with students applying to Berkeley this fall, some...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Aug. 12, 2015There are no comments yet. 16941 Views
THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE
Planning your Summer(Written by Lori McCormick) Last year I wrote a blog post about summer planning that you can read
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Jan. 19, 2016There are no comments yet. 16350 Views
THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE
National College Decision Day(Written by Lori McCormick) National College Decision Day is on May 1st. What this means is that a student must officially send their intent to register forms...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Apr. 21, 2016There are no comments yet. 12833 Views
THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE
Changes to the 2017-2018 FAFSAwritten by Lori McCormick) A recent Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) update was circulated by the College Board to college counselors, and I...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on May. 31, 2016There are no comments yet. 18370 Views
THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE
Tackling Test Anxiety(Written by Guest Blogger, Rhonda Racine, Founder of Lydian Academy in Menlo Park) Are you a good test-taker? Are your test grades an accurate reflection...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Sep. 8, 2016There are no comments yet. 12712 Views
THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE
Common Application's 2017-2018 Essay Prompts(Written by Lori McCormick) The Common Application recently announced they made revisions and updates to their essay prompts for 2017-2018. Below are the new...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Feb. 22, 2017There are no comments yet. 23315 Views
THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE
The Common Application: essay advice from the source(from the Common Application's Counselor's email listserve) This year the Common Application revised and rolled out (some) new essay prompts....
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Aug. 23, 2017There are no comments yet. 9394 Views
THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE
Spring College Fairs(written by Lori McCormick) Spring is a perfect time for students starting to think about college to attend college fairs. ==B Why should I attend a college...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Jan. 10, 2018There are no comments yet. 8028 Views
THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE
Letting go(written by Lori McCormick) My youngest, a kindergartener, is learning to tie his shoes, and I so desperately want to do it for him. Partly because it will speed...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Aug. 21, 2018There are no comments yet. 7257 Views
THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE
Spring Break college touring(written by Lori McCormick) Students and families might use the opportunity of Spring Break to visit colleges. Some students are visiting to decide if they will...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Mar. 22, 2018There are no comments yet. 8662 Views
THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE
Building a college list(Written by Lori McCormick) Public, private, urban, suburban, rural, small, medium, large, research opportunities, liberal arts, East Coast, West Coast, somewhere...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Aug. 30, 2018There are no comments yet. 6981 Views
THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE
Honesty is the Best PolicyMany students are applying to their early application colleges this week. When it comes to essays, my job as an independent admissions counselor is to help students...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Oct. 31, 2018There are no comments yet. 7457 Views
THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE
College Tours(Written by Lori McCormick) With spring break college tour planning underway, parents and students, here are some questions commonly addressed during college...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Feb. 18, 2019There are no comments yet. 7216 Views
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