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I was excited to visit Furman University because my nephew had graduated from Furman in 2015 and I had heard great things about the school.  When I pulled into the expansive red brick, uniform [...]

Written by Lisa Bleich Clemson has a pretty campus with a large green mall area at its center.  They are in the midst of a huge expansion, with lots of construction around campus.  It [...]

We visited American University as part of the HECA International Relations tour of DC area schools.  My overall impressions remained the same as my previous visit, but there are several important [...]

“I’m so bored!!” My daughter whisper complained to me during the third hour of the business school Admitted Student Day presentation.   She was much more interested in what her [...]

I was helping one of my seniors understand his financial aid and make his final decision about his college choices a few years ago.  He had narrowed it down to Northeastern and University of [...]

One of my kids’ favorite books when they were little was Wemberly Worried by Kevin Henkes about a little girl mouse who worried about everything, especially starting school. What if the teacher [...]

As Independent Educational Consultants, we are often asked to whether to take the SAT or ACT.  Since colleges accept the SAT and ACT equally, we typically advise students to determine [...]

By Jennifer Schneider The College Board has a new streamlined process for requesting accommodations for the SAT. The new guidelines simplify and expedite the eligibility process. For most [...]

You start to register for the ACTs or SATs thinking that it will take about ten minutes. 30 minutes later you are still in the thick of answering questions about your classes, your grades and [...]

Now is time to put in a request to guidance to send your midyear report. If you were deferred Early Decision or Early Action, you are now part of the the regular decision school, so colleges will [...]