No no... we're not discussing the 1951 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical (sorry). Rather, it's the concept of who you are and who you appear to be online. Is there a difference? Is it, as the royalty of many countries do, a combination of the public personae and your private personae? What do you share and what do you not share on social networks (do you show your public or private personae there)? How do you decide?

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With the holiday season kicking off it's also time for quite a few students to start getting ready to go to college, much like in August.

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It's application time! Many of the kids I work with coaching and in various other community events are applying like crazy for colleges and trying to make the decision. One has it narrowed down to two excellent private colleges in the state, and she's torn between them... another is looking at all the major state colleges who have great performing arts programs...

So what I'd like to hear from you (as students, parents, counselors... whoever!) is what questions are you encountering in the finding a college process? What decisions are hard to make? What is confusing?

Please share them in the comments and I will post a blog later this week answering as many as I can... or giving what insight I have.

I am fortunate enough to coach on a high school sports team that routinely attracts the foreign exchange students. This year we have five on the team, representing Germany, Sweden, Mexico, Czech Republic and Italy. It is absolutely fascinating talking to these students to not only get their perspective on American culture, but to also hear how they begin to change their opinion of their home country.

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Have you checked this out yet? Is your blog worth $500?

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I've heard some interesting arguments lately about the nature of college. Some people think that college = career training which in turn = job. Others think that college = wide range of education = more fufilling life. Where do you fall?

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I've heard varying reasons on why there is traditionally no school in the US in the summer: it was too hot in the schools before AC, we were a agrarian nation and had to go work in the fields in the summers, and so on... so the debate is coming up again now about summer breaks.

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Not too often am I amused and impressed at the same time. This morning, a close friend of mine in the admissions world sent over this essay, and it's way too good not to share. In my opinion, anyone with the guts to write this AND turn it in should be admittend into the university/college of his/her choice!

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This can also be found in our Resource Center (check it out!) and was originally found on ehow.com. It's got some good ideas for making the most of your college years!

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