Just one week til Memorial Day!  It’s a nice break for all of us, but especially for the Class of 2014.  April and early May can be a surprisingly difficult time for many high school [...]

Last Thursday was ‘Decision Day’ for the Class of 2014.   Let’s just say it can be an anxiety-inducing week for many, me included, as final offers got weighed, appealed and weighed again. [...]

After reading Jill’s article from last week, one of my former students (now a College Freshman) sent me a very official looking flyer from the ‘Student Financial Resouce [...]

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 [...]