College Access Counseling

03/23/2023

If you are interested in low-key but directed college counseling for high school juniors and seniors. I help students set prior, consider college choices, and get through the application process with a minimum of angst. No fancy contracts, reasonable per-hour charges.
I have extensive experience as an admission officer and high school teacher/college counselor. Call me directly at 224-398-5233 for more details.

Will Dix
Chicago IL

09/24/2021

Hello! Since the college application season is well in progress, I thought I'd reintroduce some of the articles I wrote a while back for Forbes.com about the various aspects of applying to college. You can check them out here: https://goo.gl/EJst32. I'd be happy to hear your reaactions.

Willard Dix's stories. I cover the college admission process and how it affects families.

09/24/2021

College application season is upon us! For advice, counseling, essay review, and more, give me a shout and learn what I can do for you. I'm a former dean of college admission at Amherst, college counselor at a prestigious Chicago private school, and a longtime supporter of students from every background. I can help ease you through the process.

11/03/2020

Hello, and thanks for visiting this page. Life is more complex than ever these days, and with college admission deadlines coming up, it helps to have a steady hand assisting you or your student with the forms, the essays, and all the details. If you'd like to discuss retaining me for college application assistance, feel free to leave a message here or DM me. I'll get back to you ASAP. I'm experienced with FaceTime and Zoom and have had clients all over the country, so distance and electronics are no object!

09/01/2019

https://www.forbes.com/sites/willarddix/2019/08/31/college-boards-adversity-score-succumbs-toadversity/

Students aren't merely data points. They're real live people still coming into themselves. The College Board's "adversity score" was wrong from the start.

08/07/2019

https://www.forbes.com/sites/willarddix/2019/08/05/lending-your-kids-to-neighbors-should-not-get-them-more-financial-aid/

Lending your kids to a neighbor, business partner, postal worker, or a ​perfect stranger to qualify for college financial aid is a Dickensian scam.

09/18/2018

The contrasts between Amherst's and the University of Wisconsin's new science research centers shine a spotlight on disparate views of higher education. Are we educating independent thinkers or training worker bees?

09/15/2018

College-ranking methodologies change nearly every year, so what do they actually reveal besides their creators' estimates of what's important? It's better to create your own "methodology" and establish your own priorities in the college search process.

08/22/2018

Parents, as much as you'd like to control the college process and determine its outcome, you can't. So let up a bit and take time to assess your outlook.