Four Reasons Why Small, Rural Liberal Arts Colleges Are a Good Choice
There are more than 200 liberal arts colleges in the United States, and size and location have long been a challenge for all but the most elite among them. In the very first phase of their college...
View ArticleHow Do You Visit Colleges Without Leaving Home?
Thanks to NACAC Virtual College Fairs for their sponsorship of this post. The opinions are our own. High school students who want to visit colleges for tours or information sessions aren’t able to do...
View ArticleFifteen Biggest Financial Aid and FAFSA Mistakes
“College is one of the most expensive purchases a family will make in their lifetimes” according to Jeff Levy, Certified Educational Planner with 14 years of experience as an educational consultant....
View ArticleWhy I’m Keeping My Daughter’s Universe of Universities to Myself
The eagle has landed. At the beginning of January, my youngest child submitted her final college application. After six months that featured me begging her to work on the common app before school...
View ArticleHigh School Senior: The Danger in Assuming Your Safety School is Safe
This isn’t one of those “wow i got into college so now I’m an admissions coach and this is how to get into blah, blah, blah…” No. I’m specifically talking mental health, pressure, and ways to make your...
View ArticleHow to Build A College List: What Experts Recommend
Are you a parent, mentor or other adult seeking to help guide a high school junior (or someone younger) through the early steps of the college process? How teens can build their college list We were...
View ArticleVirtual College Fairs and TV Series Help Students Get to Know Colleges
Virtual college fairs cropped in the past year as a way for colleges to reach prospective students whose movements were curtailed by Covid. Before the pandemic started forcing shutdowns—a year...
View ArticleThe New Admissions Normal: Navigating the College Process in 2021
For many parents, mentors and other adults seeking to guide high school seniors through the final steps of the college application process this spring – or those supporting younger students just...
View ArticleA Thank You Letter to the College that Rejected Me
Dear Duke (insert the name of the college that rejected you here) University, I’m just writing to thank you. Thank you for what, you ask? For the big fat rejection email you sent me 15 months ago. On...
View ArticleReminder to Seniors: “There will be higher highs and lower lows than this.”
It’s that time again. College decisions are about to arrive. Some seniors will get into their dream schools. They will post videos of their ecstatic reactions. Countless others will face shattered...
View ArticleFor The Average Young Athlete, Sports Isn’t A Free Ride To College
In the aftermath of the college admissions scandal, there is something we need to get straight. One of the scams perpetrated by Rick Singer, the consultant at the center of the scandal was to bribe...
View ArticleI Don’t Care Where My Kids Go to College, Neither Should You
I truly don’t care where my kids go to college. That shouldn’t be a controversial statement. But it is. Many parents are fanatical about where their children end up. They might not admit it, but they...
View Article18 Questions You’re Forgetting to Ask Prospective Colleges
When we begin our search for the right college we consider all the obvious things: big, small, private, public, urban, rural, a preponderance of Greek life or very little, great food options or...
View ArticleSix Ways a College Counselor Counsels Her Own Son about Admissions
I’ve been in the college admissions world for 19 years, both making admit decisions as an admissions officer and helping students and families navigate the process as a college counselor. This year I’m...
View ArticleGuide to ROTC Programs and Scholarships for College Students
Many of us are familiar with ROTC programs and scholarships for college students. But if you haven’t had a family member or close friend go through ROTC, you may be unaware of what it entails. Here are...
View ArticleThe 13 Best Books for College Admissions and How to Pay for College (2021)
Weighted GPAs. Unweighted GPAs. AP scores. Dual Enrollment grades. Essays. Recommendation letters. SAT scores. ACT scores. PSAT scores. Composite scores. Writing Scores. Volunteer requirements....
View ArticleCollege Admissions: Why My Mom Had It Way Easier in the 80’s
In just a few weeks my husband and I will send the second of our four children off to college. My daughter has spent the better part of the last two years making sure her resume includes a wide variety...
View ArticleChoosing Your Dream College: “Get Real and Get In” by Dr. Aviva Legatt
Who Am I? Have you ever asked yourself the question “Who am I?” Unfortunately, you can’t answer this question quickly in a superficial, BuzzFeed-quiz kinda way. It’s not just a list of the top three...
View ArticleBig Parenting Lie: The College Search Will Be SO Much Fun
As a parent of three, I’ve held fast to a number of myths over the years. (Content babies will mean a content personality forever) (If I can get them on the correct schedule, they will follow the...
View ArticleFifteen Biggest Financial Aid and FAFSA Mistakes
“College is one of the most expensive purchases a family will make in their lifetimes” according to Jeff Levy, Certified Educational Planner with 14 years of experience as an educational consultant....
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