Colleges with the Best Career Services
When parents and students evaluate and compare prospective colleges, one of the most massively important–but frequently overlooked–factors is the quality of the career services office. In the end, the professionals who provide individual career counseling,…
10 Tips for Parents After Their Teen is Accepted to College
At last, the arduous journey that was the 2021-22 college admissions cycle has reached its conclusion, and after all the stress, the results turned out beautifully—your son or daughter received an acceptance letter and has…
Is There a Private School Advantage in College Admissions?
Prior to the 1920s, attendance at a top-flight prep school was nothing less than a prerequisite for admission into an Ivy League college.
What Percent of College Students Graduate in 4 Years?
The “four-year degree” is quickly becoming a misnomer. As of 2020-21, only 41% of American college students graduate from college in four years. Further, the majority of colleges and universities in the United States now…
15 Best Online High Schools
The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly increased the amount of interest in online high schools. While brick and mortar public and private high schools have adapted to intermittent remote instruction with varying degrees of success, virtual…
10 Best Boarding Schools in the United States – 2022 Edition
If you are considering spending grades 9-12 at a boarding school, then you are about to make a financial investment every bit as a sizable as the cost of tuition and living expenses at a…
How Many Colleges Should I Apply to?
A great sculptor stares at a giant hunk of stone and can visualize, in their mind’s eye, a finished work of art; the average person just sees a rock. When it comes to the task…
So You Want to Be an Engineer…
College Transitions “So you want to be…” series is designed to help career-minded high school students think intelligently about their postsecondary journeys. These blogs provide a thorough examination of the financial, academic, and personal factors…