As 12th grade parents know, most college financial aid offices have or will soon be ‘mailing’ out their financial aid award letters. Unfortunately, some (maybe even many) families [...]
Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Tublr, Snapchat or Vine! Last couple of years, I’ve become increasingly interested in the way social media is shaping the college admissions process. Most of [...]
It’s the 8th anniversary of my University Generosity March Madness Financial Aid Bracket. And I’m fired up. Unfortunately, many of last year’s victors won’t be dancing [...]
Unless you’ve been hiding under a non-wifi enabled rock this week, I’m guessing that you’ve heard about the massive overhaul of the SAT. The changes, which have been expected [...]
Tis finally March. And for those new to my blog, you’ll soon learn that not only am I an education geek, I’m a college basketball crazy. There is nothing that I love more than when [...]
Last week’s Miami Herald ran a story about a new plan out of the State Senate Education Committee that would lower the cost of the widely-popular Florida Prepaid College Program. While [...]
As many of you know, I conduct college planning workshops for families around town once or twice a month. I also lecture about college and consult with a handful of independent high schools [...]
Most people (and my daughter especially) are still moving a little slowly this week, the 2nd one back from all the ‘holiday revelry’. Not so me. Once the ball dropped, I got buried [...]
Happy Friday! Here’s a new college acronym for you to ponder this weekend (as if you needed another one). It’s IDOC, and if your student has/is applying to an out-of-state college, [...]
Interesting story in last week’s New York Times: ‘Getting Out of Discount Game: Small Colleges Lower the Price.” Now that’s an optimistic headline for me to end one [...]
