OK, you’re probably as anxious to skip ahead to the ‘good stuff’ (the acceptances) as I am to share them with you.  Not gonna lie – it was a record-breaking year for our [...]

Dear Reader, Right now, countless 12th graders and their families are huddled together pouring through college acceptances, comparing final financial aid offers, and weighing prestige, price, and [...]

I wanted to write about Florida’s college tuition rates and the Bright Futures Scholarship program, which are both in the news again. At issue: whether students spend more on tuition or [...]

I’m beginning to feel like I say this every year, but this has been one strange admissions season. If you’re the parent of a 12th grader, you probably know what I’m talking [...]

I’m spending a few days in Michigan, meeting and sharing best practices with a college planning company that is on the cutting edge in terms of providing both admissions and financial [...]

March is far and away my favorite month on the college calendar.  It’s not because kids receive acceptance letters and the accompanying financial aid awards (though that is very cool!).  [...]

The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.” ― Albert Einstein “Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” ― George Bernard Shaw “It is not the strongest of the [...]

Barring Sequestration complications (more on this at http://collegepete.com/2012/09/22/experts-warn-families-of-extraordinary-complications-in-this-years-financial-aid-process/), 12th grade [...]

As the ‘thick envelopes’ begin to pour in, Decision Day looms large for our 2013 seniors.   Between now and May 1st (when deposits are due),  multiple offers will be [...]

As most of you know, I am a huge college basketball fan, and I consider March Madness — the 64 (now 68) team tournament — to be the closest thing to ‘perfect’ in sports. [...]