Are the SATs & ACTs Still Necessary?
Due mostly to the pandemic, nearly 75% of colleges have gone the test optional approach, many of which are extending…
COLLEGE ADMISSIONS 4 YEARS AFTER VARSITY BLUES
WHAT HAS CHANGED WITH COLLEGE ADMISSIONS SINCE VARSITY BLUES ? To refresh your memory, in 2019, a scandal arose over…
DECEMBER – A MONTH OF JOY AND HIGH (ACADEMIC) ANXIETY
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WHAT TO DO ABOUT COLLEGE APPLICATION EXHAUSTION
What to do after early college applications are submitted Congratulations for those students who pushed the send button in their…
UNION COLLEGE
DO YOU KNOW THIS UNION COLLEGE? Union College is in upstate New York in a city with a very distinctive…
To how many schools should I apply?
8,10,12,15, 15+ ? I get this question more this year than ever before. Unfortunately, there is no answer that applies…
HOW TO NAVIGATE THE MERIT AID PUZZLE
When it comes to financial aid, all situations are different. There is no formula to perfectly predict what you’ll get,…
“SO, WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR COLLEGE?”
This is the big question that a lot of high school seniors might be dreading for the upcoming holidays if…
HOW TO ACE THE ALUMNI INTERVIEW
For college applicants, the fall of senior year is a time to be alert. Just because the applications might be…
WILL THIS YEAR’S COLLEGE ADMISSIONS BE ANY DIFFERENT?
FOLLOWING THE TOUGHEST ADMISSIONS YEAR ON RECORD, WILL IT BE DIFFERENT THIS YEAR? Future college students might just be facing…
COLLEGE BOARD DROPS THE SAT OPTIONAL ESSAY AND SUBJECT TESTS
In response to the crippling effect that the pandemic has had on colleges and students, the College Board has decided…
HOW COVID-19 IS CHANGING THE WAY WE FINANCE COLLEGE
While the pandemic has taken its toll on everyone, one silver lining is the changes to core Financial Aid submission.…