The 4 Latest College Admission Tips for 2024-25
Here are the 4 latest college admission tips for the classes of 2024 and 2025, based on the admission trends in 2023.
Cost of Attendance and Other Confusing College Admission Terms
It is absolutely essential that parents understand confusing college admission terms before allowing their student to commit to a college
What You Need to Know About Need-Aware Colleges
I often write about factors that colleges consider as they make admissions decisions. There is one factor that gets very little attention – financial need. Did you know that there are “need-blind” colleges, as well as “need-aware” colleges? Unfortunately, this is an aspect of the college admissions process that students have very little control over….
7 Important Factors in the College Application Process
If you thought that applying to college was just a matter of your student sending in their test scores and GPA, and maybe a teacher letter of recommendation, and then sitting back and waiting for the college to give them an answer, think again. Sure, that’s the case at some schools, particularly large state universities. …
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.
Applying to College in the Performing or Visual Arts
Applying to major in the visual or performing arts in college, whether it’s Music, Theater, Dance (or a combination of those three!) , Visual Arts, or any of many subcategories of one of those, adds a whole new level of complication to the application process. Now, the student has to not only maintain their GPA…