Frank Bruni of the New York Times gives more great college advice. Highly motivated students on a budget have plenty of options in addition to the Ivy League and highly selective liberal arts colleges. Honors programs at public universities have a great deal to offer. To read his article click here. Launch College Counseling [...]
I just returned from the spring break college road trip ritual. My reluctant travel companion was my 16- year old daughter who is quite frankly, tired of visiting colleges. Despite her reluctance, she has terrific observations about schools and students and she allows me to truly see colleges through the eyes of a regular sixteen-year-old [...]
With the new SAT making its debut soon, the testing options are increasingly complicated for this class of sophomores and juniors. For a brief breakdown of the testing options, please read the following Huffington Post article. Please feel free to contact Launch College Counseling with any further questions you may have regarding testing.
Now that the first semester this academic year is either over or nearly over, it is time to start actively planning for next summer. With so few summer vacations remaining until college, it is very important to use this block of time wisely. Using summer vacation to play video games or watch Netflix [...]
Interesting article in New York times click here to read. Contact Launch College Counseling to get your college process started early.
The waning days of summer before senior year of high school is a perfect time to start filling out the Common Application, or "Common App.” It can be found at www.commonapp.org. The Common App is accepted at a large number of colleges and universities. Many schools will also use the Common App to collect basic [...]
