In the 2017 legislative session, Florida lawmakers ​extended the state-funded merit scholarship program, Bright Futures, to include summer classes/sessions AND agreed to nearly double the scholarship amount awarded for top students who qualify for the Academic Scholars level. Under the new plan, students who qualified for this top tier award were able to receive $6,000 […]

The DC Tuition Assistance Grant (DC TAG) application officially ‘opened’ on February 1. To the uninitiated, DC TAG provides up to $10,000 toward the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition at public colleges and universities (two-year and four-year) throughout the US, Guam and Puerto Rico. DCTAG also provides up to $2,500 per academic year toward tuition […]

Don’t you just love February? Seriously, a whole month dedicated to expressing your love to that special someone. Ok, I kid, but really – what was once a single day dedicated to love has now turned into a month-long super-sized celebration of Amore. We’ve now got Valentine’s week, Propose Day, Promise Day – it never […]

Admissions results are scheduled to be released tomorrow at FSU, which means that households across the state will be holding their collective breaths for a decision to admit their high school senior. If your student applied to FSU, we wish you and them the best of success and we hope that you receive good news […]

Been quite a week for kids in high school (and the parents who love them). In the past few days… – 9th, 10th and 11th graders who sat for the PSATs got their scores (here’s a link to a short video we created so you know how to interpret them) – 12th graders who applied ‘early action’ or ‘early […]

For those who took the PSAT this past October, online scores have been posted to your (or your child’s, if you’re a parent) College Board Account. Since the online score report has a lot of data and can be a tad confusing… Here is a quick guide to finding and interpreting your PSAT score. 1. […]

I love big family dinners, but our teens around the table, especially those who are in the throes of figuring out what they’ll be doing post-high school, don’t like it so much. See, eventually some well-meaning adult will bring up the ‘c’ word, as in College. Like: ‘So, where are you applying? Did you get […]

It’s October—that means that the financial aid season is here and we’re neck deep in financial aid applications! This year there are quite a few changes to both the FAFSA and the CSS Profile. So, we wanted to share with you some new resources we’ve got to help you navigate them. To remind you, last […]

Financial Aid is a big part of planning for college. Many people mistakenly think that their family income is too high to qualify for financial aid, but that’s often not the case. There are 2 types of financial aid and 2 main forms to fill out to qualify. We’ll explain this as well as the […]

When you are putting together a list of colleges to research and apply to, how should you choose the best ones? How many “safe” colleges vs. “reach” colleges should you pursue? Why might a school be ideal for one student, but wrong for another (even if they are siblings)? Listen and we’ll answer all of […]