After a long and very hot week touring Notheast colleges, I am thrilled that this message is coming to you from my cozy, air-conditioned office in Weston. Jill and I toured 4 colleges in 4 days [...]
Another beautiful but hot day at a storied, small liberal arts college — this time in Poughkeepsie, NY. We spent the morning touring Vassar College, one of the seven sister schools [...]
Check out this short video with a summary of my trip to Skidmore College. Skidmore is ‘at the center of it all’, one of 16 schools in the region,situated in the foothills of the [...]
Cornell is beautiful. Seriously gorgeous — a sprawling bucolic campus with amazing gorges, waterfalls and views of Lake Cayuga. (Check out my Facebook post for a picture). It also has [...]
Greetings from Ithaca, NY – home to Ithaca College and Cornell University, and the number one rated College Town in America (according to USA Today). No question there’s a palpable [...]
How’s this for irony? Apparently, the same lawmakers engaged in negotiations to reduce our national debt are seriously considering raising that (the debt load) of our most [...]
Summer is a great time to get working on that college essay. Students often have more difficulty with the essay than any other part of the college application process, including the SAT. Sure, [...]
First the changes (then my commentary). All students who wish to qualify for a Bright Futures Scholarship MUST complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid, also known as FAFSA, even if [...]
We ran out of milk this morning in the Ratzan house, on this the last day of the school year, so I was forced into a quick trip to Publix to grab a gallon of milk and some juice. When the lady [...]
42% Off ! That’s the average percentage discount reaped by students attending a private college this year! I know that seems shocking — especially if you’re just tuning into my [...]
