How does Bill define success?
It's simple...
- If a student has thoroughly researched and identified a solid list of colleges that meets his key academic and extracurricular needs and that includes schools at all selectivity levels, that is success.
- If a student is informed about the college admission process and understands how admission officers will evaluate her application, that is success.
- If a student accepts that an energetic, personable and informal application is far more effective than a stuffy and sterile application that appears to have been completed by an IRS agent, that is success.
- If a student knows that colleges are eager to discover applicants who move beyond conventional, school-related activities to proactively and comprehensively explore an interest or two within their communities, that is success.
- If a student incorporates the ingredients necessary to produce excellent essays and to submit effective applications, that is success.
- If a student is less concerned with a college's prestige and more focused on ensuring that a school meets his primary academic and personal needs, that is success.
- If a student receives the guidance she needs to make wise and informed decisions and takes ownership of the college application process, that is success.
- Most importantly, if a student is happy and thriving in college, that is success.