Posted on: 15 Dec 2016
You likely vowed to start planning for your son or daughter’s education back when he/she was only a baby. Your intention was to open up a 529 Plan and stash away a little extra cash each month until it matured into six-figures. With that money plus an athletic scholarship—I mean, your kid was a peewee […]
Posted on: 07 Oct 2016
When we learn about Civics and Government in 8th grade, we are presented with the high-minded ideals of democracy—the Bill of Rights, our masterfully designed system of checks and balances, and, of course, one anthropomorphized 1970’s cartoon bill’s odyssey toward passage. Notably left out of the discussion are topics such as interest groups, lobbyists, campaign […]
Posted on: 27 Sep 2016
The FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) is generally understood by applicants and their families to be the most important step in financing a college education. Using a strict formula, the federal government uses the FAFSA application to award Pell Grants, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants, Perkins Loans, Stafford Loans, and Federal Work-Study jobs to […]
Posted on: 09 Aug 2016
Children of the 1980s will remember Domino Rally, the excessively-colorful and elaborate pre-made domino sets that looked spectacular on the commercials and, well, kind of sucked when you tried them at home. College admissions trends tend to unfold very much in the fashion as Domino Rally—the first hollowed out, polyethylene domino falls, several follow suit, […]
Posted on: 25 Jul 2016
To fans of obscure, “does anyone really celebrate these?” holidays, October 1st is known as National Homemade Cookies Day as well as National Fire Pup Day. To the rest of us, especially those with children soon headed off to college, October 1st, starting in 2016, will be known as the day the FAFSA window opens. […]
Posted on: 14 Jul 2016
Often an afterthought in the mind of applicants, SAT Subject Tests can greatly benefit some applicants and are a near-necessity for anyone with their eye on gaining acceptance to Ivy or Ivy-caliber schools. One might say that Subject Tests are like the Jan Brady of the college application family, easy to forget about when surrounded […]
Posted on: 02 Jun 2016
For many high school students, summers are a time to hang by the pool, work a summer job, or simply take some time off from coursework and extracurricular demands. Whether your summer plans involve serving tables, lounging on the shore, or obsessively watching every Olympic event, we recommend five simple steps that won’t overly-detract from […]
Posted on: 26 May 2016
Current high schoolers who, in the preliminary phases of their college search process, encounter The Coalition for Access, Affordability, and Success are often a tad confused. To some, it sounds a bit like a collection of anime superheroes whose translation to English went awry. Others are perplexed by its wordy, bureaucratic flare which feels reminiscent […]