College Financial Aid: Time to Have the “Talk”

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 [...]

Written by Lisa Bleich “I’m so stressed out about what classes to take next year!” moaned my youngest daughter when she was a sophomore in high school. “What do you mean? I thought we figured out [...]

This time of year, we have numerous conversations with our students about whether or not or where to apply Early Decision or Early Action. Early Decision is binding, meaning that if you [...]

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 Does the stress of a deadline fuel you or overwhelm you?  Do you find yourself (or your child) playing video games, watching Netflix, devouring YouTube videos instead [...]