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Significantly Lower Scores on October 2019 PSAT – What Does That Mean?

I have been waiting for more than a month for a story about this test to hit outside of college counseling circles, but I still haven’t seen it anywhere. I have spoken to my clients that may be affected, but wanted to share this information more widely for all families. There were significantly lower scores…

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Your College Applications Timeline for Senior Year

Senior year – the culmination of all the hard work your student has been doing to prepare for college. Application time is when all that they have been doing to prepare comes together. Ideally, you and your student have followed all of the advice about starting the college admissions process early. But if you haven’t,…

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Important Financial Aid Questions You Didn’t Know to Ask

If you have been reading about college admissions for a while, you may already know some of the financial aid basics like what an EFC is.  And if you’ve been following me for a while, you likely know what an NPC is too.  However, the list below also includes financial aid questions you may not…