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EARLY DECISION PROS AND CONS
Early Decision Pros and Cons; Photo courtesy of Adweek Early Decision and Early Action are relatively new terms for many…
TOP 3 PARENT QUESTIONS REGARDING COLLEGE ADMISSIONS TESTS
College admission tests have changed significantly over the past decade and parents have more questions than ever before. The top…
HOW TO: WRITE THE COLLEGE APPLICATION ESSAY
How To: Write the College Application Essay: Chappaqua resident and President of College Planning of Westchester in Armonk, Neal Schwartz says the college…
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT VILLANOVA BEYOND THEIR NCAA BASKETBALL FAME
My recent visit to Villanova started with a near campus lockdown due to some fumes coming out of one of…
WHAT ARE COLLEGES LOOKING FOR WHEN THEY ASK ABOUT COMMUNITY SERVICE?
One of the most challenging roles of a college advisor is to help parents discern what is expected and accepted…
WHEN GRANDPARENTS PLAN TO PAY FOR COLLEGE, MAKE SURE YOU KNOW THESE POINTS
When I first started saving for my kid’s college education, we were advised to put the savings in their name. …
COLLEGE ESSAYS AND THE POWER OF A STUDENT’S PERSPECTIVE
College Application Essays have been a hot topic for the last decade. A recent article on Money and Values appeared on the…