I woke up today deep in thought about college costs and all the aspects of a family’s life it impacts. It hit me how much making the best decision possible on where my kids go to college is key...
How We Afford To Pay For 4 Kids In College At The Same Time
We aren’t rich, but we aren’t destitute either. We have little set aside in college savings and we almost never qualified for need based aid. All this puts us squarely in the middle, like...
43 Phrases You Should Avoid In a College Admission Essay
When most students are writing their college admission essay, they aren’t thinking about the Essay Readers at colleges whose entire job is to sort students’ essays into NO, MAYBE, and YES piles...
Admissions Decisions and Destination Choices: A Time of Stress
Tension levels rise steadily as parents and students get closer to the time for colleges and universities to notify students about admissions’ decisions and the time for students to select thei...
Common College Essay Mistakes To Avoid Before Hitting Submit
The January 1 college essay deadline may not be around the corner, but time flies..and the sooner your student begins to work on his/her essay, the better. As a professional...
Explaining Blemishes On A College Application
From time to time, we hear from parents whose students have a mar on their high school transcripts and want to know how to address it on their college applications. it could ...
Can You Prevent Scholarship Displacement?
Working with families on securing scholarships, I am always asked whether scholarship displacement can be avoided. I wish there was a black and white answer, however, it’s unfortunately a gray ...
The SAT vs. ACT: Which One Should You Take?
Everyone knows the importance of high test scores when it comes to college admissions and merit scholarships. Depending on where you live and which school your child attends, there’s...
What’s The Single Best Piece Of Essay Writing Advice?
Regardless of whether it’s crunch time for your high school senior who may have been “a little lax” about applying to college, or whether your student is a great planner and has left...
How FAFSA Calculates Your EFC
This October, anxious parents of High School seniors will sit in front of their computer with sweaty palms and elevated pulse and blood pressure. On their desk will be many financial documents,...