When my now college freshman daughter began her college search three years ago, compiling her list felt like hunting for a needle in a haystack. She knew she wanted a liberal arts college and she knew...
How To Evaluate The Mental Health Of A College
by Nancy Wolf If you are a parent planning college visits with your high school junior or senior, your campus tours will likely hit all of the school’s hot spots – the new dorms, the upgraded f...
Giving Up Your Dream College To Graduate Debt Free
In 2006, I was accepted to my dream school, New York University. When I saw the financial aid package, I figured I would do what everyone else did and take out loans. I thought that was just the way t...
Which Hurts Your Chances More: Low Grades or Low Test Scores?
Who is in the tougher situation when it comes to getting into college: the student whose high school GPA is lower than ideal or the student whose SAT and/or ACT scores are lower than ideal? It’ ...
7 Tips For Making The Final College Choice
Decision Day (May 1st) is almost here and with acceptances and financial aid packages in hand, it’s time for many high school seniors to make their final college decision. Choosing where they will go ...
Using Data To Find Merit Scholarships
Finding merit scholarships doesn’t have to be like finding a needle in a haystack (although some search websites and colleges may make it feel that way). There is plenty of data available to hel...
Preparing for College? What’s Your High School Action Plan?
Preparing for college means making sure your family has a plan, both academic and financial, for all 4 years of high school. If you fail to make a plan, then you plan to fail. Don’t let that ha...
Should You Use The College Board Search Tool To Research Colleges?
In the spirit of a new college admissions cycle and for the benefit of both rising juniors and seniors this is the third review in our series of reviews of college search websites. Some have a plethor...
Review of College Search Websites: Should You Use Collegedata.com?
In the spirit of a new college admissions cycle and for the benefit of both rising juniors and seniors this is the second review in our series of reviews of college search websites. Some have a pletho...
4 Reasons to Visit a College Website
My first job out of college was working as a research associate for a university’s business school. My boss was an economist with a PhD and liked to tell about her first visit to a dog race trac...