College Visits 101

Residing in the digital age, it’s tempting to forgo more and more tasks that, a decade or two ago, involved an actual trek out into the real world. Hassles such as buying paper towels or searching for the perfect used car that used to require legwork, human interaction, and...

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What is the High School Mid-Year Report?

Browse through the extensive canon of films about high school seniors and you’ll mostly encounter plots centered on road trips, parties, prom, romance, and social drama. For understandable reasons, foremost a lack of dramatic tension, few films show seniors in the classroom, quietly and maturely maintaining steady academic performance...

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Great colleges for “B” students

Let’s play a game akin to the Guess your Age/Weight booth at a local county fair. If we’re wrong, you get the cheaply-made stuffed animal of your choice. Ready? If you clicked on this article, you have an SAT score somewhere in the range of 1100-1300 (or an ACT...

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Colleges for the “B” student

Listening to the mainstream media, one might conclude that getting into college has never been a more competitive or harrowing venture. With the exception of a scattering of hyper-selective prestigious schools across the country, this notion could not be further from reality. In truth, today’s college marketplace greatly favors...

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Thinking “big picture” about college admissions

In their quest for acceptance, college applicants often fail to see the bigger picture.  They obsess over “getting in,” while ignoring current realities about the value and role of an undergraduate education.  These realities should play a central, rather than ancillary, part in the college choice process because, when...

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