— post by Mimi Doe Over the years more and more of our students from around the world have expressed interest in attending the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin). Austin is clearly a very cool city these days to attend college and we understand the draw, so let’s dive a little deeper to […]
Author: Mimi Doe
Mimi Doe is the award-winning author of Nurturing Your Teenager’s Soul, Busy but Balanced, and 10 Principles for Spiritual Parenting, which was awarded a Parents’ Choice Approved Seal and was a finalist in the Books For a Better Life Award. Mimi and Michele coauthored Don’t Worry You’ll Get In!
Mimi holds a Master’s Degree in Education from Harvard University. Dubbed a “parenting guru” by Ladies Home Journal, Mimi was featured in weekly segments on The Hallmark Channel’s New Morning TV for a number of years and has appeared on Oprah and the CBS Early Show and her work has been covered in such publications as Parenting, USA Today, The London Independent, Forbes, The Boston Globe, and The Washington Post.
It is Mimi’s mission to make admissions less stressful by fully informing students as well as supporting them in presenting their true selves.
A post by Mimi Doe Application Boot Camp truly lives up to its moniker. Ask any past ABC student and you’ll hear words like ‘intense’ and ‘hard’ but you’ll also hear ‘amazing,’ ‘Wow, so worth it!’ and ‘PHEW, I’m actually DONE. How did I do so much quality work in 4 days?’ Top Tier Admissions […]
Quiet Leaders
A post by Mimi Doe Susan Cain wrote an op-ed in the New York Times recently that I encourage both parents of teenagers and students to read titled Not Leadership Material? Good. The World Needs Followers. The piece shines a light on a topic I find deeply important as we help our students navigate the complicated […]
Go Forth and Brand Yourself
Posted by Mimi Doe. Okay I get it, you’re a teenager — how on earth can you establish your “brand” when you aren’t sure what your next English paper angle is, what to wear to school tomorrow, which classes to take next year or even what you are doing this summer. But think about it, […]