Congratulations to all parents and students on this Commitment Day. All of your seniors should have contacted their school of choice and submitted their deposits by the end of today. Now that college notifications have been received, there are several trends that stand out from this year. One is that the rate of [...]
Too many students and parents have the idea that the "best" education is found only at the Ivy League schools. Those of us who work in college counseling learn quickly that there are 4,000 plus schools out there and that most of them provide a terrific education. In trying to find the best college [...]
I am not usually a big believer in "best of" lists relating to college. Sometimes, they can be fun to look at as long as one puts them in perspective. The Huffington Post has compiled an interesting list of colleges with the happiest students. To check it out, please click on the following link: [...]
With National Candidates Reply Date May 1 rapidly approaching, your student will be making a major life decision, perhaps the most important decision to date. Make sure that your student takes the time to carefully consider all relevant information to make the choice that is best for him/her. As a parent, you can encourage [...]
If any of you have high school juniors, now is a great time to have them look at the Common Application essay questions for 2014-2015. The good news is that they are the same prompts as last years questions. The five prompt are very general and most students will have no problem being able [...]
As many of you know with high school juniors and sophomores the College Board has revamped the SAT so that it is closer in content to the ACT. The following article, Grading the New SAT, is a great review of the changes which will be effective beginning in 2016. If you have any questions, [...]
That time is finally here. High school seniors all over the country are being inundated with college acceptances, denials and notifications of being wait-listed. It is a crazy, stressful time. For those students who end up unhappy with their choices or are even lacking any real choices, their are still some excellent options for [...]
This is the time when your college-bound high school senior is finally receiving those long-awaited college acceptances, probably along with some disappointing rejections as well. May 1, the date at which students must notify the school that they want to attend, is coming up fast. Do you as a parent have mixed emotions? If [...]
The College Board has just announced a major overhaul of the SAT. In addition to other changes, the scoring will revert to the earlier 1600 point scale and students will no longer be penalized for guessing. For more information about the changes, […]
If your high school senior is anything like mine (did not apply ED anywhere), he or she is probably in that stressed out waiting period in which April 1st or late March cannot get here soon enough. No doubt, he or she is wondering, will I get in anywhere? Am I going to have to [...]
