by paulculp | Sep 27, 2018 | Admissions
By Paul Culp, MA (Oxon.), CFT, GCDF, CCSP The SAT and ACT are and long have been a fact of life for most high school students who plan to attend college. While some colleges and universities have begun experimenting with test-optional admissions, most continue to...
by paulculp | Sep 18, 2018 | Money, Paying for College, Scholarships
(Football photo by Keith Johnston, lacrosse by Jeffrey Lin) By Paul Culp, MA (Oxon.), CFT, GCDF, CCSP There is much to be said for tact in working with young people, but sometimes the raw, unvarnished truth has much to recommend it. I once was involved in an...
by paulculp | Aug 30, 2018 | Paying for College, Scholarships
(Photo by University of Louisville Army ROTC) By Paul Culp, MA (Oxon.), CFT, GCDF, CCSP You owe it to yourself, if you haven’t already had the experience, to see the 1955 play and 1958 movie No Time for Sergeants, which launched Andy Griffith to stardom on the screen....
by paulculp | Jul 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
“Ahead of me was a gorgeous 100k-ton aircraft carrier, above me were F-18s passing low enough to give me goosebumps, behind me was a breathtakingly vibrant sunset, the likes that can only be seen in the middle of the ocean, and beneath me was a kaleidoscope of...
by paulculp | Jun 8, 2018 | Money, Paying for College, Scholarships
By Paul Culp, MA (Oxon.), CFT, GCDF, CCSP Imagine a writing assignment that ultimately is all about you even if you’re writing about someone else. You need to be sure you neither boast about your triumphs nor dwell on your misdeeds, that you reveal yourself without...
