Last Friday was ‘Decision Day’ for our college-bound high school seniors.  It was a stressful week for many, me included, as offers were weighed, appealed and weighed again.  The good news is [...]

This is the second installment in a four-part series on Effective College Strategies for Today’s ‘Middle Class.’   While I know that right now college may feel like an [...]

In case you didn’t get the memo, 2011 is now officially  the ‘Most Difficult Year for College Applicants Ever’.  I can assure you that a) this is true [...]

I’m a nice guy, fair, smart, reasonable, measured, open-minded… pretty much anyone who has met me will tell you that.  That’s why this is worth a read  cause I’m not going [...]

Most college financial aid offices mail their financial aid award letters in late March or early April.  Unfortunately, many families are not happy with the contents of these letters.  This piece [...]

Miami Dade College recently announced that it was offering free tuition to all high school graduates from Miami Dade high schools, public or private, who earn at least a 3.0 weighted GPA. This is [...]

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Today’s Herald and Sun-Sentinel ran stories about a proposal in the FL Senate to suspend the ever-popular FL Prepaid Program. While this proposal is far from becoming law, it does indicate [...]

That’s Jonathan Zaslow’s description of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. We had a pleasant, 10 minute chat on 790 The Ticket about March Madness, school generosity, [...]

With March Madness in full swing, the folks over at 790 The Ticket want to discuss my unique (albeit, geeky) system for picking winners. As I see it, with University Generosity Bracketology, [...]