Tag: applying to college

• The College Wellness Guide featured on Taming the High Cost of College Podcast – Listen today!

  Big thank you to Brad Baldridge and his team from Taming the High Cost of College for hosting me on his podcast and bringing The College Wellness Guide conversation to the forefront. Listen to the podcast and check out his blog below! THCC Episode 163 – The College Wellness Guide

  Casey Barneson

  December 5, 2022

  Uncategorized

  admissions, applying to college, College, college admission, mental health, transition to college

• I’m a sophomore – how do I prepare for college?

  Seniors, we love you. Yes, we know you’re still applying to some regular decision college deadlines and yes, we saw you reviewing UC personal insight questions over Thanksgiving break to meet the November 30th deadline. Listen, we really do love you, but we feel it’s time the sophomores get a little spotlight. Sophomores! It’s your…

  Casey Barneson

  December 2, 2022

  Uncategorized

  admission, applying to college, College, college planning, College Prep, College Visit, SAT, Selective Admissions, sophomore college planning

• Creating your application accounts

  Think of applying to college as a long road trip. You want to ensure you stop for gas, take some stretch breaks, and grab some snacks along the way. For me, it’d be a bag of Lesser Evil no cheese cheesiness popcorn and a coca cola, but that’s beside the point. The point is that…

  Casey Barneson

  August 4, 2022

  Uncategorized

  Application, applying to college, College, college admission, college application, college counseling, common app, senior, uc application

• Approaching the college application process

  August brings a new cycle of college admissions. If you’re a rising senior, structure your approach so you feel ready with a plan. The college app process can and will bring A LOT of extra opinions, judgements, and spark just an added undertone of stress. “It’s a crazy year, admissions is getting more selective…” “No…

  Casey Barneson

  August 2, 2022

  Uncategorized

  application checklist, application support, applying to college, College, college admission, college essay, Common Application

• No test scores? What will matter on your college app this year

  If you’re a senior you may have an SAT test date registered, but you might also very well be watching it pass by…much like this year. With a majority of colleges becoming test optional or negating the submission of test scores in the review process entirely, it can be hard as a student to know…

  Casey Barneson

  September 4, 2020

  Admission

  ACT, applying to college, class of 2021, college admission covid-19, SAT, seniors, test optional

• The one thing you can do to skyrocket your college apps

  

  Let the college admission season begin! The University of California application is open to apply to any one or a number of the nine undergraduate UC campuses. The Common Application is ready to go, hosting over 900 applications for universities and colleges. Essay prompts are out and your creative juices are (or will be) flowing…

  Casey Barneson

  August 10, 2020

  Admission

  admission, applying to college, college app, college application, organization

• Gearing up for fall admissions. What you need to know.

  

  As a rising senior heading back to school, virtually from home, tackling college admissions may feel a bit daunting. Applying to college can feel overwhelming, especially knowing where to begin. Not to mention the added pressure and uncertainty with navigating new admission policies and changes due to COVID-19. Take a deep breath. In changing times,…

  Casey Barneson

  July 27, 2020

  Admission

  admission, applying to college, college admission, college covid-19, covid-19, Selective Admissions

• Essential Resources and Tips + General Good-to-Know Information for Studying in the U.K.

  

  Imagine yourself scanning your passport and grabbing some snacks in the terminal before you settle in for your flight. You sit back, watch a few movies take a nap and land in England, or Scotland, or Ireland! You walk off the plane and see some students gathering on the bus that takes you towards campus.…

  Casey Barneson

  February 10, 2019

  Admission, International

  admission, applying to college, International, international admission, international universities, studying abroad, uk, united kingdom

• Hult International Business School

  

  Next stop on the Massachusetts college tour, Hult International Business School, a global business school with campuses spreading world-wide educating their diverse student body in the world of business. I had the pleasure of having lunch with Dean Mo Willans as he began his role as Dean at the Boston campus in Cambridge and a…

  Casey Barneson

  October 22, 2018

  College Visit, Uncategorized

  admission, applying to college, business, business major, College, hult, selective, Selective Admissions, senior

• Applying to college is a marathon

  I will be running the Los Angeles Marathon this year in March. Today I passed my second longest run of training…18 miles. I must be insane, right? But after I finished and crossed off the number on my training chart in excitement, I realized something. Marathon training and applying to college have SO many similarities in…

  Casey Barneson

  February 13, 2017

  Application, Mindfulness

  applying to college, goal setting, goals, juniors