Summer Before Senior Year To-Do List
Being productive over the summer before senior year will make applying to college much less stressful. Here are six things to do.
What is the Important Difference Between Early Action and Early Decision?
When beginning the college search process, we get hit with a whole new vocabulary we have to learn. Regular decision. Rolling Admissions. Early Decision. Early Action. The latter two Early Admissions programs are easily confused with each other. And now we’ve added “Early Notification” to the mix. Here’s what you need to know: Regular Decision…
The Anticipation Begins
While I usually focus on the practical parts of the college admissions process, just for today, I’m going to change it up. Along with all of the organization and research about topics ranging from college tours to financial aid, I have been reminded that this college journey is also an emotional parenting journey. At the…
A Word About Scholarships
So, your student is getting serious about their college list and you’re looking at your college savings and wondering how you’re going to be able to afford this? It’s time for a word about scholarships – from automatic scholarships to athletic ones. It’s likely that one of your very next thoughts after you see the…
How Much Does College Really Cost?
When I started working with my older kids to find a good college fit for each of them, I was also very motivated by money…and how to not go into debt paying tuition. I’m sorry to say we had not saved nearly enough in our 529 account. We are not all that different from the…
Student Resumés
A friend reminded me today that I had not talked to her about an important item for high school students – a student or college application resumé. I believe that students should have resumés for more than just college applications. I have encouraged my own children to make them and use them when applying for…
Things To Do After Receiving Your College Acceptances
FINALLY! The college acceptances have begun to roll in! So the work is over, right? Wrong! Here’s what to do after you get accepted to college. New deadlines and decisions are ahead. The NEW List of Things to Do After the Official Acceptance: Visit the School. If you have not visited the college yet, now…
High School Counselors and College Admissions
High school counselors have heavy caseloads that might make it difficult for them to give college bound students the attention they need.
Are Colleges Getting More or Less Selective?
A prominent university in my state recently announced their admissions decisions. I was only peripherally aware of it. I had noted somewhere in the back of my mind though, that my social media feed didn’t show any parents excitedly announcing their child’s acceptance. It seemed odd because I had seen lots of posts about another…
To Send or Not to Send the Free Test Score Reports…
“Should I have my free score reports sent to the colleges on my list?” I hear this question frequently. In other words, students want to know if they should send SAT scores or ACT scores to the schools before they even know what their scores are. As with so many things related to college admissions,…