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Why You Should Go to a College Fair and What You Should Do While You’re There

ByJill Schwitzgebel

I have a confession:  Until last winter, I was anti-college fair.  There were a number of reasons for that.  The major one was that we were able to visit all the schools on Kids #1 and #2’s college lists at some point prior to college application time.  We were not as fortunate for Kid #3…

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7 Important Factors in the College Application Process

ByJill Schwitzgebel

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. …