“It’s October already, what do you mean you don’t know where you want to go or what you want to study”? Unfortunately, far too many parents, friends and counselors are asking that question this time of year. The students on the receiving end of...
READ MOREInterviewing with a college will likely not make or break the chance that a given student will be accepted into a university. There are always exceptions but few students would say or do something so ridiculous as to get such a strong reaction...
READ MOREThe biggest mistake that people make is not filling out the FAFSA or filling it out late. That makes no sense to me, but we were all raised in different homes… Abigail Hess did an excellent job of communicating the importance of completing the...
READ MOREWell, college can be a scary proposition for some people. Others can’t wait for the experience, while still others could take it or leave it. At the best ones, there are long lines and no guarantee that you will get to the front of the line...
READ MORENanette Light, Staff Writer Dallas Morning News In the mornings after she makes her classroom rounds, Onjaleke Brown parks her mobile office on a sofa in a school hallway. From her eagle perch, she watches over the roughly 160 students she leads...
READ MOREBy Valerie Strauss However difficult getting into college may have been, it turns out, that may have been the easiest part of the transition to college life, admissions officials say. Inadequate preparation, unrealistic expectations and other...
READ MOREWhen I saw the title of this article written by Jessica Yeager, “The College Admissions Advice Kids Have Sworn By For Years Is Wrong” my first thought was, here we go… But I was pleasantly surprised by the insight she displayed in finding a major...
READ MOREWith the early launch of applications, many motivated seniors have already received acceptance letters from colleges. But for those who have little desire to be first, the college application essays are still a hurdle to be cleared. Every year I...
READ MOREThat Can Be Dangerous When Planning For And Attending College By the time I had spent two years coaching families about how to realize the most success in college planning, it had dawned on me that the coaching wasn’t just for seniors or juniors...
READ MOREIt has taken me 11 years to come up with a good answer to a question that is posed to me on a regular basis. “What can I do to begin preparing my child for college prior to high school?” Because colleges are not interested in what students did...
READ MOREEveryone knew it was coming. The Echo Boom in the US population was set to peak around the year 2013. After holding steady for a year or two, the number of students graduating from high school would begin a steady decline. That decline is now in...
READ MOREI recently perused a short article written by Elizabeth Levine that dealt with the most common mistakes on the FAFSA that are costly to the applicants. It surprised me to see what was included in the top 10 mistakes. I understand the confusion of...
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