Monthly Archives: August 2014

Check out this innovative new group of college rankings …..

We have all seen countless lists of college rankings and are very familiar with their flaws.    Still, everyone with an opinion on college seems to want to take a stab at the college ratings game.   While we at Launch realize that the usefulness of these lists are somewhat limited, PBS, is compiling some more [...]

2018-09-13T17:00:13+00:00August 29th, 2014|College News|Comments Off on Check out this innovative new group of college rankings …..

Why Consider A Small Liberal Arts College?

Liberal Arts Educations? Is it still worth it? As high school seniors and juniors start to focus on the types of colleges that are most appealing to them, it is timely to address the question that is so often discussed these days: What is the value of a liberal arts education? Many high school students [...]

2018-09-13T17:00:13+00:00August 25th, 2014|College News|Comments Off on Why Consider A Small Liberal Arts College?

2nd Successful Essay Workshop

Launch College Counseling received excellent feedback for yesterday's College Essay Brainstorming Workshop. Students  represented 4 different area high schools and  all actively participated in generating great ideas for their common application essays.  One participant commented that "she liked the intimacy of the small group atmosphere and felt very comfortable".  Another commented "that the workshop was [...]

2018-09-13T17:00:13+00:00August 19th, 2014|College News|Comments Off on 2nd Successful Essay Workshop

Commmon Application Now Online

Today the 2014-15 Common Application is now available online.  Time to start the college application process!  Simply go to the Common Application and register by creating an account.  Launch College Counseling is here to help you with the college application process.

2018-09-13T17:00:13+00:00August 1st, 2014|College News|Comments Off on Commmon Application Now Online
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