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Honors College or Honors Program: What’s the Difference?
As a high school senior, it can be tough choosing between a small college and a large university, and knowing which school can be the right fit. For those who have never been away from home, a small s...
How Your College Major Impacts Lifetime Earnings
One of the dilemmas many parents grapple with when they send their kids off to college is being torn between wanting them to broaden their horizons, explore all opportunites, have “fun,” and wantin...
Creating a Realistic List of Colleges We Could Afford
The college process started for us the beginning of junior year. My son had taken the PSAT and a practice ACT and did pretty well. He had always been an A student, with AP and honor classes, so...
Three Established Facts About College Selection From An Expert
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The Great Eight: Start Your Journey With These College Search Websites
From promposals to make up tutorials, our high school children use Google to search anything and everything. So why would it be any different come time to conduct a college search? Certainly G...
Decisions, Decisions… Is the More Expensive College “Worth it?”
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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 ...
Applying To College When Mom Is A College Admissions Pro
Across 16 years as a grant writer for a nonprofit that helps low-income kids apply and get into college, I kept up to date on the latest research and statistics, best practices, and tren...
How To Find Colleges That Give The Most Merit Aid – Follow The Money
We’ve all heard the term “follow the money” but does it come to mind when you think about applying to college? Probably not. If you’re interested to find merit aid/ scholarships, followin...