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Just as backpacks have advanced over the past 30 plus years, so too has the process for applying to college. It is no longer as simple as throwing in a few applications and expecting several [...]

Written by Beth Cassie. Saturday June 13, 2015  was the last standardized testing date for the 2014-2015 school year.  For rising juniors and seniors, there are many testing opportunities in the [...]

What happens when you put 95 Independent Educational Consultants and six college admissions professionals in a room for six hours in Newark, NJ? The answer is lively discussion, thoughtful [...]

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 [...]