Avoid the Senior Slide
For high school seniors, it is all but over. According to the calendar, classes may be going on for another six weeks or more, but many seniors have mentally left the building. Senior Slide,...
View ArticleSuitcase Schools
Most of us are familiar with the term “commuter school” which means a college or university, usually in a city, where many or most of their students live at home and commute. A less familiar term is a...
View ArticleMajor Problems with the Common Application
The Common Application, which has been around since 1975 and now has over 500 colleges as members, underwent a comprehensive overhaul and made its debut on August 1, 2013 as the CA4. Having...
View ArticleCollege Campus Visits
How Important is it to Tour a Campus? Touring a college campus is very important. Many colleges are keeping track of “demonstrated interest” and touring their campus is certainly a good way for...
View ArticleNegotiating College Costs
There is something about the college process that produces myths about all aspects of admission, chief among them are the “secret sauce” a student needs to get accepted into an “elite” institution,...
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