Forgive me, but I’m about to be blunt. Have you checked your 529 Plan lately, or for that matter your recent 401(k) statement?  I know that the pundits all tell you not to look (in jest, I [...]

No disrespect to our Northern readers, but it was a gorgeous 72 degrees and sunny this weekend, and Jill and I took full advantage.  A little tennis, a run at the park, followed by the hometown [...]

Are you like too many of our bright, otherwise reasonably competitive and motivated students (or one of the frantic parents who love them)? Are you super stressed out and sleep deprived – [...]

For the newly initiated, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) has traditionally become available at 12:00 am ET on New Year’s Eve. And completing one by the time college [...]

Last week we got two very critical and telling sets of data that give us a lot of insight both into this year’s college applicants’ chances and into the impact that the changes afoot [...]

A few week’s back, fresh off taking the new Oct 14 PSAT, our 11th grade daughter brought a few friends home to dinner. All had college on their minds; none really wanted to talk about it. [...]

The talk we gave last week in Doral was an eye-opener, both for the more than 100 people who attended, and for us. Here’s why. The class was held on November 5th… exactly 3 weeks [...]

I love the end of October in Florida!  While it’s getting cold everywhere else, we get the good Heat back (as in the team). Stone crab season starts. The first crisp, sweater weather [...]

October is a VERY busy month in the college planning world. Not only is it crunch time for 12th graders trying to get their applications in early, with the CSS Profile opening on October 1 (and [...]

In yet another ‘never a dull moment’ moment in higher ed, President Obama announced yesterday some pretty broad-sweeping changes to the Federal financial aid system.  Though these [...]