For Educators & Entrepreneurs

Friday Forums cover the week's news in education and business and shares various perspectives. 

Cyndy McDonald invited 2 other college advisors to join the forum discussion.  Debra Landesberg (Sarasota, FL) of MyCollege Resource and Erin Avery (Fair Haven, NJ) of Avery Education, to give a national perspective from coast to coast. Cyndy, Erin and Debra take the current pulse of the admissions landscape.Topics such as using mindfulness in college planning, and to ease anxiety were discussed. Knowing how to pivot during the Covid-19 pandemic was addressed by Debra, as she shared why and how she started MyCollegeResource and BestFitU to meet student, parent and advisor needs.  Erin shared mindfulness exercises advisors can use with students. These and other exercises are available in her new book, The College Labyrinth.