Note to my private clients:  Though you can certainly continue reading, please be assured that all of what I am about to say has already been requested, prepared and/or completed for you by my [...]

I received several questions yesterday (and today) about Bright Futures, the popular State-awarded merit scholarship funded by our Lotto dollars.   The 2015-16 application for Bright Futures [...]

I didn’t catch  all of the post-election press conferences last week (kind of busy dotting i’s and crossing t’s on college applications and early action CSS Profiles right now). [...]

This is a message for all the bright and talented students (and the frantic parents who love them) who are lying awake at night worried about a C+ in 9th grade Biology honors  or a less than [...]

Between the middle of September and the end of October, admissions officers from schools across the country are out and about, traveling to their local regions and visiting with high school [...]

It’s ‘College Week’ at NBC6, and last week I was asked to comment on camera about student debt.  Which I did… reluctantly… because I’d much rather talk about [...]

Your Neighbor Is NOT a College Expert!...Unless, of course, I am your neighbor… I kid… sort of.   For those of you who are long-term subscribers, you might remember this story.  It [...]

Kudos to the State Legislature! Last week Florida’s lawmakers righted a pretty big wrong by a) cutting the cost of the Florida Prepaid College Plan by a whopping 50% (from about $54,000 to [...]

Now that school is back in full swing, you’ve probably begun (or will soon begin) receiving a fair share of college-related literature. This is true whether your child is just beginning [...]

Big day last Friday!  First, we’ve got the start of Florida’s annual ‘Back-to-School’ tax holiday!  If you’re in town, and you don’t mind crowds, you can buy [...]