College of William and Mary

Written by Lisa Bleich. William and Mary is a beautiful, expansive campus where old, ancient and new intermingle. Its historic setting in Colonial Williamsburg, VA compliments the deep history [...]

Net price calculators were introduced in 2011 as a way for families to determine their estimated cost of college before they applied. In today’s New York Times, there is an article about a [...]

Written by Beth Cassie. Christopher Newport University (CNU) is the newest public university in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Established 50 years ago as a two-year, primarily commuter school, [...]

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Visited by Lisa Bleich and Beth Cassie The University of Virginia, Virginia’s flagship university is arguably one of the top public universities in the country. Walking around UVA’s colonial red [...]

Here is what you should do to make sure that your applications are all complete and submitted: CommonApp Schools Check the Recommenders and FERPA Tab Frequently for Each School: This will let you [...]

Written by Lisa Bleich and Beth Cassie. We spent a fabulous week touring seven Virginia Universities, six public and one private. Each school is unique and impressive in its own right. Virginia [...]

Written by Lisa Bleich. This time of year, I have numerous conversations with my students about whether or not or where to apply Early Decision or Early Action. Early Decision is binding, meaning [...]

Written by Lisa Bleich.  Each school that participates in the Common Application has the ability to request supplemental essays ranging from a short answer (150 words) to a longer essay (500 [...]

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. [...]