The elephant and Arun have found their way down the road. The spirit, values, and good times of Open Road Education now live on at Collegewise. Please join us there for all the great advice you need on applying to college. Whether you need a hour of our time, a full program, or just a few questions answered, we’ve got you covered through our in-person counseling, our online counseling, and our ever-expanding online store of college admissions goodies. Hope to see you over there soon. We’ll leave the light on for you.

Words matter.

Move-In Day. Professors. Rush Week. Lectures. Road Trip! Rallies. The Big Game. Debates. Concerts. Majors. Minors. Turning 21. Spring Break. Senior Prank. Graduation Day.

So, why do the words above with their capacity to awe, inspire, and excite get turned completely on their head when we start using other words…

SAT. College Essays. Advanced Placement. Rankings. Reach. Community Service. SAT Again! GPA. Weighted GPA. Extracurriculars. Thin Envelope.

At Open Road Education you’ll find an abundant mix of good perspective, information and advice to help remind you that applying to college is far more about that first list of words than the second one.  The “about” and “services” tabs above will tell you specifically about the work we do with students, schools and non-profits. The blog, The Ego and the Ed, is written by Arun Ponnusamy—the only independent educational consultant to have previously worked for three of the premier universities in the United States.

So whether you’re a student, parent, or even a former colleague from the other side of the desk, please take some time to poke around, learn a little more about us.  Maybe even read a little of The Ego and the Ed. You’ll quickly understand that while words do indeed matter to us, students matter even more.