The 74 Million – Lizzie Thompson
“College application season is in full swing (reminder: Dec. 1 is tomorrow!) Whether your child is putting the finishing touches on his or her Common Application essay, or just starting high school and strategizing whether to apply to honors pre-calculus, contemplating college can be stressful at all ages and grade levels. The Seventy Four spoke with Ellen Okada, a college counselor at Holtville High School in California who was recently named southern California’s Counselor of the Year by the National Association of College Admissions Counselors (NACAC). Okada draws on her 26 years as an educator — first in the classroom then in the guidance office — to offer a few tips and tricks for preserving sanity through the process, motivating your child without micromanaging, and helping your high schooler to ultimately stand out from the crowd.”(more)