Warren Buck

If your child is a high school junior and you’ve recently thought, “We should have started this sooner,”  you’re not alone. Parents of the Class of 2027 say this to me every day. It often shows up after a late-night Google search, a conversation with another parent, or a scroll through a Facebook group where everyone else seems impossibly prepared. That sinking feeling, the sense that you missed a secret starting gun, can be overwhelming. And I want to say this clearly: That panic is not...

For families with a high school junior, spring can sneak up fast. One minute you’re settling into second semester, and the next minute you’re realizing, with mild panic, that the SAT and ACT are suddenly right around the corner. Junior year is the most common year for teens to take their first official test, which means now is the moment families often feel a strange mix of urgency and confusion. It doesn’t have to be overwhelming. In fact, with just a few small decisions made now, you can...

For Parents of the Class of 2027 If you have a high school junior right now, you’re probably feeling the quiet rumble of the college process approaching. Not the loud, chaotic senior-year stuff you’ve heard other parents talk about. More like the subtle warning hum: “Something important is coming, and we should probably do something before it becomes a crisis.” But here’s the good news: the weeks between Thanksgiving and New Year’s might be the best  time all year to get your teen on track....