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 [...]