NCAA 2011 School Generosity March Madness is my favorite event on the sporting calendar for so many reasons. I like the fact that it lasts 3 full weeks, and then it suddenly ends, just in time [...]

I just read through the highlights of a brand new study on the impact of ‘student coaching’ on academic achievement and retention on college campuses. Interestingly, the study’s [...]

Click Here to listen: March IC_Beth Azor I had a GREAT conversation with Beth Azor, a local commercial real estate executive, uber job creator, serial mentor and nationally-known entrepreneur. If [...]

… Winds Up on Facebook In a recent Kaplan study, 80% of College Admissions Departments admitted that they checked their applicants’ Facebook pages prior to granting acceptance. A similar [...]

Just 9 days till Spring Break (not like I’m counting)… And while the break is a time to enjoy some well-earned down time, it’s also a great time to make college visits. For starters, it is much [...]

The Florida Legislature is getting ready to vote on a bill that will reduce the Bright Futures award from it’s current $3,700 to about $2,900 per year, making college in Florida more [...]

I just came from my son’s first baseball game of the season. He’s only 8, so the stakes aren’t very high despite my intensity as Head Coach, but it is competitive and it is fun. [...]

Far too often (especially at this time of year) I hear from parents who have come to see me, either at a workshop or in my office, “Gee, if only I had known about you a year or two [...]

Ordinarily I’m not given to hyperbole; I’m more of a ‘net net’ kind of guy. Yet I truly believe we are on the verge of a serious national debate about the outrageous cost [...]

560Wind_Peter Ratzan_Ken Schreiber This show aired on Sunday, January 30 in Chicago, IL. Ken and I discussed a variety of topics, including President Obama’s State of the Union Address and [...]