The sky’s the limit The first thing I saw when I found the campus of Carnegie Mellon University was a silver pole reaching diagonally about three stories into the sky, with colorized sculptures of men and women walking up it. It’s called Walking to the Sky, and it represents the belief that at Carnegie Mellon, “the sky’s the limit.” Know

On my first day ever in the city of Pittsburgh, my friend and colleague Dianne Keilholtz and I left Carnegie Mellon, lunched at a sidewalk table in the sun (it was in the 80s on Oct. 22), and then walked downhill to learn what makes Pitt so appealing to students. Cathy The Cathedral of Learning rises from the campus like

Of the 3500 students at Lynn, the majority come to Boca Raton from outside the state of Florida, and 16% are international students. Lynn awards merit aid from $10K to $22K per year based on your weighted GPA (and test scores, if submitted) and has an acceptance rate of 80%. Though this school in Florida is private, Floridians can still

Karen A. Hott, Hott off the Press, October 2024 UMD Counselors Day 2024 The University of Maryland has been growing alongside the construction of the new Metro Purple Line through the center of campus. But the worst is over; last summer when I visited it was much harder to navigate around the construction. Soon you’ll be able to board the

The Georgia state university system presented a webinar on Sept. 19 with overviews of some of their schools. Here are a few takeaways on Georgia Tech: Georgia Tech Pay attention to their motto, “Progress and Service.” It isn’t about progress for the sake of progress or service in isolation. It’s about creating progress in order to serve others. Georgia Tech

by Karen A. Hott, Hott off the Press Did you ever wonder why Vermont’s university is UVM instead of UVT? MD is the postal abbreviation for Maryland, and UMD = University of Maryland. VT is the postal abbreviation. What gives with Vermont? It’s Latin! UVM stands for the Latin phrase Universitas Viridis Montis, which translates to “University of the Green

August 29, 2024 The largest university in the North Carolina system with 26,000 undergraduates, NC State made its name as a big research and STEM university. But even though NC State is known for its STEM focus, 43% of undergraduates major in non-STEM fields. Ronnie Chalmers, deputy director of admissions, addressed a Zoom room full of counselors from outside of

I’m Karen Hott, founder of Two Bridges College Consulting. I bring sanity to the transition from high school to college. How? One, by helping students to find colleges where they will thrive, colleges that fit them academically, socially, emotionally, and financially Two, by guiding students to develop their self-confidence, self-reliance, maturity, and responsibility. Three, by reducing tension within the family

Just two hours from two major cities, the University of Hartford lies halfway between New York City and Boston, in Connecticut’s capital, Hartford. ESPN broadcasting, insurance, health care, and government entities are in the school’s backyard, opening up opportunities for internships and networking. The University of Hartford has about 3700 undergrads and about 2000 graduate students in seven colleges. With

The Art of Writing a Thank-you Note Graduates, you’re going to be getting lots of congratulations from family and friends, and along with that, you will probably get gifts! That’s nice. Now write your thank-you notes. My dear mom taught me the art of the thank-you note by example. In fact, at 91, Mom’s still the best note writer I