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Written by Lisa Bleich College affordability is a complex issue, not easily tackled by colleges or families. I recently attended a symposium on college admissions trends that included independent [...]

Written by Marie Mayer from Garretson Financial Effective immediately, the Dept. of Education will no longer use PIN numbers to electronically sign the FAFSA.  There is a new FSA ID, [...]

Written by Beth Cassie Lisa and I (along with a group of independent counselors attending a conference in Baltimore) toured Johns Hopkins University one week after riots rocked the city of [...]

Written by Lisa Bleich Anxiety and depression are rampant among teens and college students and sadly an increasing number of students are taking their own lives. Each time we hear of another [...]

Written by Lisa Bleich “When is the last time you had a conversation with your child that did not revolve around college, homework, activities, or obligations?” Rosalind Wiseman, Author of Queen [...]

Written by Lisa Bleich I was out visiting my Dad in Los Angeles so we decided to visit the Claremont Colleges right after he picked me up from the airport. It took about an hour to get there from [...]

Written by Abby Power, guest blogger Carleton College is a highly se­lective liberal arts college located in the small, rural town of Northfield MN, just 40 miles south of Minneapolis-St [...]

If you do not qualify for needs based financial aid and your school does not offer merit aid, look for outside funding through local scholarships. Click here for an article I wrote about finding [...]

Sending a child off to college is never worry free.  As a parent you hope that you have instilled enough opportunities for independence for your child to thrive on his or her own, but the true [...]

Written by Lisa Bleich “I want to come home, I don’t think I can finish the year, “ My daughter pleaded. “What?” I asked in disbelief. “You have less than a week left of classes and then finals, [...]