It’s nothing new for college students to study abroad. But, usually, American students only go for short terms, ranging from several weeks to a full semester. In fact, the number of students studying abroad for a year or less has been increasing rapidly – the number went up over 6%, to 341,751, in just two…
Due to the ease of applying through the Common and Coalition college application platforms, students are applying to more colleges than ever before. And colleges are well aware of that trend. It makes their job more difficult because they want to admit the students who are most likely to attend. Maybe that makes the answer…
You’ve surely seen the headlines as colleges announced that they are now test-optional for applicants. In fact, lately it seems as though a new college announces this policy is here to stay, every week. According to FairTest, there are now over 1,800 test optional colleges in the US. That means that the vast majority of…
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…
Anyone else out there have a kid who needs help to narrow their college application list a bit? Most college admissions counselors will tell you that applying to seven schools is a good target. And many students actually struggle to even get to seven on their list. Or, they have intentions of applying to that…
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. …
“Should I have my free score reports sent to the colleges on my list?” I hear this question frequently. In other words, students want to know if they should send SAT scores or ACT scores to the schools before they even know what their scores are. As with so many things related to college admissions,…
A few weeks ago, I was on the phone with a mom friend whose son is in the middle of his Junior year. Unfortunately, our public high school is a bit behind in advising students about the college search process. Because of that, many parents and students do not realize that to get the best…