I’ve been receiving more than the usual inquiries about the upcoming financial aid deadlines, and I can hear more than the usual panic in peoples’ voices. It appears as if [...]

This Saturday (Dec 3rd) is the last time this year that a student can sit for the SAT; and next Saturday (Dec 10) will offer the last 2011 bite of the ACT apple.  With this in mind, I’ve [...]

Although financial aid is by far the largest source of grants and scholarships, there are other ways to cut your college costs.  One oft-overlooked source of savings is, brace yourself , the [...]

I just finished reading a fantastic book.  It’s a children’s book, titled The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes, and it’s about…well…you get the idea. Beatrice is the [...]

In the modern college era, many schools strategically use DISCOUNTING as a marketing tool. Therefore, there’s often a big difference between the sticker price of college — tuition, fees, [...]

I think Florida Bright Futures is toast.  At least in its current form as a state-funded merit scholarship program. This is just my opinion.  After reading my comments below, you may reach a very [...]

Chances are, your high school is holding a college fair this month.  Admissions officers from schools across the country are out and about, traveling to their local regions and visiting high [...]

Back in the day, taking the standardized  ‘college entrance exam’  was tough, but deciding which standardized test to take was not.  That was mainly a matter of geography. If you [...]

Yesterday the US News & World Report, the most famous and influential of the national college ranking services, released their 2012 rankings.  This magazine doesn’t even have a print [...]

If you are the parent of an 11th or 12th grader and have been putting off dealing with this college thing until ‘after the summer is over’ — consider this your official [...]