What is a “Safety School” in College Admissions?
There are frequently misunderstandings about “safety” or “likely” colleges. So today, I’ll answer the question “What is a safety school?” in the hope of clearing those up.
Surviving the End of the High School Senior Year
Okay, let me begin by saying that as I write this, I’m coming off of a tough weekend with my very own high school senior. And I recognize that “tough” is relative. It wasn’t tough because we were arguing about curfews or who he is hanging out with. It was tough because senioritis has sort…
8 Important Tips for College Admissions – #1 Start Early!
As a college consultant, I am frequently asked for my best advice for families undertaking the college search and admissions process. I find it nearly impossible to narrow it down to just one piece of advice. And generally, my advice is tailored to my specific audience. But, if I had to only give one piece…
Academic Merit Aid – What You Need to Know
An academic scholarship. If you have a good student, you may have always assumed that this will be their free ticket to college. Unfortunately, it’s not that easy. The good news is that there IS merit aid available to academically-talented students. The bad news is that the most highly selective schools in the country…
Safeties, Reaches and Matches
So, now you and your child have spent some time online searching for different colleges in a variety of ways, and they have some ideas about what schools they would like to go see, and have even visited a few. There is that one school however, that they just LOVE, but where both their GPA…