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Have You Heard of Direct College Admissions?
Direct college admission is a process that allows high school students to be admitted to a college or university without having to submit a traditional application...
READ MORECollege Search Resources and Advice
Before and throughout your college search, you must remember that higher education is an expensive, high-stakes business. Colleges must make money from their students in order to keep the lights on, build and maintain facilities and pay their...
READ MOREThe Invisible Significance of College Planning – Graduation From College
The percentage of students in the US who begin a college degree and complete it within six years has been stagnant at around 62% for the past few years https://www.bankrate.com/loans/student-loans/college-graduation-statistics/. This means that...
READ MOREGetting Accepted to College Without The Consideration Of Race
Now that colleges have been prevented from considering race as a part of the admissions process, how will they be able to continue selecting a diverse group of applicants? It may sound like a cop out or overly simplistic, but where there’s a...
READ MOREThere is more to a college application than grades and test scores
High school seniors actually have to construct an application file to become eligible for admission to their preferred colleges. This file is a collection of documents and is designed to give insight into who they are. The parts of a college...
READ MORECollege and/or Career Planning… Call it What You Like but Plan For Life as an Adult.
Which of these thoughts come to mind when you look at your teenager? Your thoughts might be, “they are bright and resilient and will be all right”, or “I don’t know if they will be able to make it on their own.” If you were thinking the latter...
READ MOREWhen Does College Planning Move From General to Detailed Activities?
As with most things, this depends on the individual. If your child has been invited to take advanced coursework, (usually called a gifted and talented program) the academic details may begin in junior high school. Academically advanced students...
READ MOREWhen Should I Begin Making College Plans For My Child?
I hear variations of this question over and over. That’s really not the right question. Some of our most successful captains of industry do not have college degrees. The question should be how to nurture curiosity and love of learning. If a child...
READ MOREIt’s March. What should I Do This Month?
What high school students should be doing depends on what they eventually want to do. Some students interested in medicine, law, or research. Others want to work with their hands and others want a career that allows them to be outside...
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