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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]