This is a critical message for all college-bound teens (and parents), especially those based in Florida. It contains critical information and an important lesson for ALL college-bound teens (and parents). In case you missed last week’s small mention in your local newspaper, Florida lawmakers just passed new legislation that will raise the academic requirements for the Bright Futures […]

The recent college admissions scandal continues to make headlines, but that’s not the only crazy story that has come out of this recent admissions cycle. While celebrity actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman appeared in court last week and very well may face jail time, a story came out of Washington, DC regarding a prestigious prep school and the […]

With the insanity surrounding the recent college admissions scandal, it it both a thrill and a relief that March Madness can provide a bit of a reprieve. This is undoubtedly my favorite time of the year on the sports calendar, and it happens to coincide with admissions decisions from many colleges which makes the days of […]

My colleagues and I at YCC are dedicated to serving students and families in the college admissions and funding processes. And as those of you who have worked with us can attest, we do so with the intent of personalizing the college process to maximize our student’s chances of long-term success, educationally and financially. There is a […]

I’ve just pored through the National Assoc. of College Admission’s Counselor’s (NACAC’s) annual “State of College Admission” report. I’m going to talk about three themes that pop up frequently when it comes to the NACAC annual report: Real Access/Admit Rates, ‘Ability to Pay’ and Admissions Chances Diversity/’Class-Building’ in Admissions Decisions College Access and Real Admissions […]

If you’re confused about what matters most to college admissions professionals, you’re not alone – and it’s not your fault! In fact, there’s a long-standing, though not so funny, joke in our industry that if you meet with 10 Admissions officers, you’ll get 10 different variations on how to evaluate an applicant. Case in point: One of my students […]

Let’s face it – most of us have at some point in our lives felt as if there was a game being played around us that we weren’t given the rules to win. I hear this a lot about the college admissions process. As in, ‘it’s just NOT fair.’ For the most part, they’re right. […]

Yesterday was ‘National Decision Day’ for the Class of 2018.  The college admissions offers received in the past several weeks were weighed by the families we serve, usually in close consultation with us, and when the dust settled at sunset yesterday, all YCC students were proudly enrolled at one of their top choices. A full […]

WESTON, Fla., March 28, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — With college acceptances soon to be in hand for aspiring 2018 high school graduates, attention now turns to the Class of 2019 and beyond, who must find the help they need to identify, get into and pay less for college. Enter YCC360°, a web-based, mobile-first solution for […]

It’s bracket time! This is most definitely my favorite time of the year. There is nothing in sport quite like the annual college basketball lovefest widely known as March Madness. For three weeks, my two geeky passions – higher education and basketball – converge to bring us the most unpredictable, entertaining and exciting collection of highly competitive basketball […]