Popp & Associates is regularly featured in the media to provide an expert perspective on college admissions and other topics of interest to high school students, parents and educators. Please view the news articles below to find valuable insight and recommendations.
November 2020
Mindy Popp and Tom Walsh were quoted in the WellesleyWeston Magazine article “Navigating the College Admissions Process During a Pandemic.”
October 2020
Mindy Popp was featured in the Money.com article “College Costs Are Notoriously Opaque. Use These Tools to See How Much You’ll Pay Before Applying” on October 28.
September 2018
Mindy Popp was quoted in The Boston Globe article “When it comes to your child’s extracurriculars, experts say focus on ‘building a life and not a resume'” on September 27.
September 2017
Mindy Popp was featured in BostonVoyager Magazine in the article “Meet Mindy Popp of Popp & Associates in Wellesley Hills.”
December 2016
Mindy Popp was quoted in the Teen Vogue article “How to Manage College Applications Stress” on December 27.
January 2016
Mindy Popp was featured in the NACAC (National Association for College Admission Counseling) Winter 2016 Journal of College Admission article “NACACREADS Book Club: Frank Bruni’s Solutions to Admission Mania.”
Mindy Popp was quoted in the baystateparent Magazine article “What Colleges Want In Freshmen This Fall.”
October 2015
Tom Walsh, P&A’s Athletic Counselor, was featured in the news-press.com article “College sports: Scholarships not four-year guarantees” on October 17.
On October 7, Mindy Popp was featured in The Boston Globe article “On college tours, it’s the selfie that counts.“
June 2014
Popp & Associates was featured in The Concord Journal article “CCHS grad wins ‘Show Your College Love’ contest” on June 24.
Mindy Popp was quoted in the June 9 U.S. News & World Report article “3 Creative Summer Jobs for College, Grad Students.”
May 2014
Popp & Associates was featured in the May 8 Hometown Weekly article “Wellesley Firm Holding ‘Show Your College Love’ Contest.”
January 2014
Mindy Popp was featured in the January 5 USA Today article “You only go to high school once — don’t waste your last semester.”
December 2013
On December 10, Mindy Popp was quoted in the U.S. News & World Report article “10 Ways to Make, Save Money Over Winter Break.”
October 2013
On October 2, Mindy Popp was featured in the The Boston Globe College Bound blog post “How to manage test anxiety before the SAT and ACT.”
August 2013
Mindy Popp’s article “Best practices for supporting families, and yourself, during the college application process” was featured in the Back to School issue of SEEN Magazine.
April 2013
Mindy Popp was featured in the CampusExplorer.com articles “Make Yourself Ready to Hire This Summer” and “How to Get Off the Wait List for College.”
February 2013
Mindy Popp was quoted in the CampusExplorer.com article “Unemployment Rates Inspire New College Classes” on February 4, 2013.
November 2012
Mindy Popp’s article “Protecting the College Investment: Five Things Parents Need to Know” was featured on CollegeXpress.com on November 8, 2012.
October 2012
Mindy Popp was quoted in the CampusExplorer.com article “What are Safety and Reach Schools?” on October 22, 2012.
September 2012
Mindy Popp was featured in the Her Campus article “The 5 Most Important Connections You Need as a High School Senior & How to Make Them” on September 26, 2012.
Mindy Popp’s Letter To The Editor “Careful planning during college search process yields range of choices” was featured in The Boston Globe on September 18, 2012.
March 2011
Mindy Popp was quoted in Tufts University’s student newspaper, The Tufts Daily on March 11, 2011. Please visit this website to read the article titled “Harvard reinstates non-binding early action option.”
October 2008
Mindy Popp was quoted in The Boston Globe on October 21, 2008. The article is titled “More-affordable colleges on student, parent minds.”
