Heather Parry

Parry College Counseling helps families navigate the college admissions process. Formerly: Admissions @UW & college recruiter @Amazon

[Heather Parry @CollegeAppsHelp]

Unfortunately, I am not able to return to my college counseling work this summer as planned (thanks COVID-19!), so I am not taking on new students at this time. I am so sorry for the inconvenience!

[Heather Parry @CollegeAppsHelp]

Excited to share my class of 2020 admission results! I cannot imagine how challenging this spring has been for these incredible students. https://t.co/L07KbGsYI6

[Heather Parry @CollegeAppsHelp]

Officially starting my maternity leave today! My Twitter account will be quiet in the coming months and I will not be taking on any new students until summer 2020 at the earliest. Wishing you a lovely holiday season, happy 2020, and best wishes for this application cycle! 🙂

[Nova Wallet App Chat @NovaWallettTech]

Anger grows over Coalition app https://t.co/2Bq4Q8FgNA

[USC Admission @USCAdmission]

The December 1 application deadline is a week away! Be sure to submit all materials by 11:59PM in your time zone to be considered for first-year merit-based scholarships, as well as admission to certain majors for both first-year and transfer applicants. https://t.co/oOJDMy6vzX

[Teresa Watanabe @TeresaWatanabe]

Just in: UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ just announced her support of dropping the SAT and ACT as an admissions requirement. Says research has convinced her the tests" really contribute to the inequities" of the system.

[Heather Parry @CollegeAppsHelp]

That feeling when you finish the last student meeting of the admission season...

[Heather Parry @CollegeAppsHelp]

@CoachTiers Mostly Common App, Coalition (for our state flagship), and 1-2 other state university system apps. A few got away with only completing the Common App, but it looks like the average kiddo had 3-4 different apps to complete.

[Heather Parry @CollegeAppsHelp]

Crunching some numbers for my class of 2020 applicants...

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And now we wait... 😀

[Heather Parry @CollegeAppsHelp]

40% applied to a college through Early Decision I. And 95% applied to at least one college through an Early Action plan.

[Heather Parry @CollegeAppsHelp]

The Coalition Application needs to just disappear please. (Or our state flagship needs to move to a more user-friendly application system.) K thanks.

[College Board @CollegeBoard]

Fill out the @FAFSA to receive federal student loans. https://t.co/wSLlhhWcx4

[Heather Parry @CollegeAppsHelp]

The first Early Decision acceptance of the season is in! Huge congratulations to Xinsu who will be joining Baylor University's class of 2024! Way to go :)

[Common App @CommonApp]

If you're submitting your #CommonApp this week, congratulations! We hope you won't wait until the last minute to submit, but if you need every last moment to make sure you are submitting your best work, note that you have until 11:59 pm, your local time, to submit. Good luck!

[Heather Parry @CollegeAppsHelp]

Me: "Please share all Nov 1st essays with me by Sunday at the latest." (PS most of these were originally assigned over a month ago)

Tuesday morning: 32 new essays in inbox. Many with a "Hey, I need feedback on this by tomorrow so can you do this ASAP?"

[Heather Parry @CollegeAppsHelp]

The end is in sight! Congrats to the following awesome seniors who are done or putting the finishing touches on their applications: Sam, Megan, Devesh, Aden, Zoe, Zach, Kita, Xinsu, and Jack. Way to go!

[Heather Parry @CollegeAppsHelp]

Things I would not recommend: Being in the third trimester of a pregnancy during college application deadline season. No wine and limited caffeine is rough!

[Rick Clark @Clark2College]

If you are working with an applicant today concerned by the message they’re seeing on @CommonApp please tell them they have until midnight tonight their time for EA consideration. And then give them a hug & tell them it will all be ok.