Sitting down to write a college admissions essay is tough. For many high school students, this is the first time they will write an autobiographical piece. Instead of writing a book review or a analytical…
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Recruiting International Students
There was an interesting article in the New York Times today concerning the recruitment tactics that U.S. colleges are using to attract international students. The article found that in many cases colleges are lowering their…
Costco Admissions Essay
In case you missed it, Brittany Stinson was recently admitted to 5 Ivy League colleges and the most selective college in the country, Stanford. She had what most applicants for those schools had–great grades, impressive…
Brian Talks Financial Aid on CCTV!
Brian discusses financial aid on CCTV- With the average cost of an in-state college education hovering around $23,000 per year and the average cost of a private college education hovering around $42,000 per year it…
How to Create Your College List
How to Create Your Perfect College List! Creating your ideal college list can be a challenge. There are over 4,000 colleges in the United States. That is a lot of schools with which to…
10 Steps to Start Your College Plan
10 Easy Steps to Start Your College Plan! Time and time again we are asked to give families a “how to” book for preparing for college. Well we thought we’d do just that! Below…
California Residents: Is College Admissions Harder?
For all of you California residents is college admissions harder? A blog post recently made on HuffingtonPost.com paints the picture that higher education is a bigger challenge for students living in California. In the…
The Value of a College Education
The Value of a College Education Is college really worth it? We’re always hearing debate about whether or not the value of a college education holds strong in this economy. With tuition rising people…
Important ACT Update!
Important ACT Update!! We posted a few weeks ago that the ACT would be changing this September. The changes include edits to roughly 20 multiple choice questions throughout the test, but the biggest chance…
ACT Changes September 2015!
ACT changes September 2015! The ACT will be undergoing some changes this fall, and this could greatly impact your college preparation plans. ACT, Inc. announced they will be implementing changes to the ACT starting with…
