In the News
New York Times
After a Year of Turmoil, Harvard’s Applications Drop (3/29/24)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/29/us/harvard-applications-admissions.html
- Here, I am talking about how complicated this admissions cycle has been for Jewish applicants.
Video of Interview with Friday Forum for College Counselors and Educational Consultants:
https://www.cyndymcdonald.com/the-college-equity-index-a-spark-for-change (4/16/21)
NewsNation
Live cable news interview about how the Hamas-Israel conflict and the spread of campus protests have affected applicants' college choices. (1:00 on 4/24/24)
Washington Post
"More students applied to top colleges this year. How making test scores optional opened the field." (4/5/21)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/04/05/college-admissions-2021-test-optional/
- Here, I share what my colleagues and I saw happening this year in admissions due to the pandemic and to many colleges going "test-optional."
New York Times
‘When Normal Life Stopped’: College Essays Reflect a Turbulent Year (3/27/21)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/17/us/covid-college-admissions.html
- A client's essay was highlighted in this article. The applicant was admitted to their first choice college.:
CNBC
"College Will be Very Different this Fall and for Years to Come" (6/16/20)
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/16/college-will-be-very-different-this-fall-and-for-years-to-come.html
- Dr. Felix is quoted throughout this article about ways in which colleges will be different this fall and into the future due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
SAT & ACT Prep New York
http://www.karenberlinishii.com/blog/ (6/22/20)
- What the high school class of 20201 needs to know about this year's cycle of college admissions.
CNBC
"H0w the pandemic is reshaping career planning for college students." (6/11/20)
- Dr. Felix is quoted throughout the article, suggesting that students study a wide variety of subjects in college and pick majors in which they have an interest and ability.
New York Times
'As Students Put Off College, Anxious Universities Tap Wait Lists' 5/1/20 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/01/us/coronavirus-college-enrollment.html
‘They’re Not Fact-Checking’: How Lies on College Applications Can Slip Through the Net (12/16/2018)
- "Plenty of students resist the temptation to embellish or go for pity and succeed, said Debra Felix, a former assistant dean for admissions at Columbia who is now in private admissions consulting."
about minimizing the cost of visiting colleges, 7/20/2016
- Dr. Felix is quoted throughout the article, suggesting tips to save on travel, but also making sure the visit is successful during the "off season" visit
on Transferring to another college (2/23/2016)
Dr. Felix discusses some of the issues involved in the decision and steps in transferring to a different college.
