Surviving the College Application Process

Each year the qualifying scores for students to be considered for National Merit Scholarships changes by state.  National Merit Scholarship consideration is based on junior year PSAT scores. [...]

Written by Lisa Bleich.  Each school that participates in the Common Application or the Coalition has the ability to request supplemental essays ranging from a short answer (150 words) to a [...]

by Jennifer Schneider Technology has made it easier for students with learning differences to succeed in college. I attended the Life After High School and Post-Secondary Expo sponsored by the [...]

Last week at the IECA Conference in Denver, CO I attended a seminar with Corey Seemiller, the co-author of Generation Z Goes to College. Seemiller conducted research with students from Generation [...]

We are very proud of our students and happy to report where our students received college acceptances. Everyone has been accepted to a school that is a great fit for them.  It seems like every [...]

“Do you think a day can go by without you asking me where I want to go to college?”  My daughter, who’s a high school senior, asked me. I smiled back, because I knew she [...]

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 [...]