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. Here’s what you need to know: Regular Decision This one is easy. It’s the latest published date…
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…
Disability (and Chronic Illness) and What You Need to Know for the College Search
Some families face an added challenge when searching for a good college fit for their student – their student has a disability or chronic illness, which means doing some extra research to be sure to find a place that can make proper college accommodations. It’s actually worthwhile for all parents to at least consider what…
Advanced Placement or Dual Enrollment Classes?
Advanced Placement versus Dual Enrollment…this is a debate that I knew almost nothing about when my older kids were college searching. Dual enrollment, or dual credit, just was not something students did much at their high school. Dual enrollment, where a student takes a class and receives both high school and college credit simultaneously seems…