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Blogger Breaks Summer Hiatus with SAT News
This month The College Board finally changed its policy for reporting SAT scores to colleges....
On-line Education
Justin Pope has written top universities are catching up with the technology revolution and beginning...
Attention, Juniors!!
If you are ending your junior year of high school and looking forward to a...
Juniors, What Should You Do This Summer?
Colleges are looking for passion. If you want to stand out as a college applicant,...
A Gap Year?
The Gap Year is catching on. Long popular in Europe, the Gap Year is taking...
August is for Reading
What do University of Florida, Carleton, Skidmore, University of Vermont, and Syracuse have in common?...
The Writing Section of the SAT is Taken More Seriously as It Grows Up
In 2007, Richie Frohlichstein wrote another article about the new writing section in the SATs....
How Important is the New S.A.T. Writing Section?
In November, 2006, Nancy Hass, a contributor to The New York Times, wrote about the...
Your Education and Your Career
Sometimes applying to college becomes more like a shopping spree spurred on by your friends?...
What You Are Up Against as a College Applicant
It might be worth your reading through the seven pages of the article ?Tense Times...

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Do NOT Let Your High School Grades Slip!

High School is your stepping stone to college. Your record from high school represents you....

So what do you do if your grades begin to slip? STOP! DON’T WAIT for them to get better—or worse. DO SOMETHING NOW!...

Time Management: A Prescription for Student Success

CollegeBasics.com's Dwight L. Rideout, Dean of Students Emeritus, presents tips and strategies for effective time management.

Dwight develops and presents time management programs for students, educators, business leaders, and community groups.

Health Insurance After Graduation

Thinking about commencement ceremonies and graduation gifts? That may not be enough, even though you are proud and excited. Both college graduates and their parents should be thinking about something else--health insurance coverage!...

Private Colleges Can Still Be Affordable!

The average cost for a four-year private college is $35,374!

Does that mean you can’t afford college unless you go to an in-state public school? Not exactly. There are ways to make it financially possible to attend a more expensive school.

What Should You Do as College Loans Start to Dry UP!

The student loan crisis has hit like outrageous gas prices at the pump. In this article CollegeBasics explores this problem and suggests what parents and students should do if they need help getting through the confusing education loan process and in making the best possible choice for them ...

Tutoring Can Give Students the Academic Edge!

Students today who have high life goals are faced with a new reality. They MUST do well in school to reach their dreams. Because of educational reforms on both the national and state level, combined with a very competitive college admissions process, students MUST demonstrate high academic achievement in every school subject and on all standardized tests. The stakes have risen, especially in relation to college admissions. But what can be done to ensure student’s success in class?

College Planning Timeline for Juniors

Your junior year is perhaps the most important year of all for preparing for your academic goals. Not only do you need to concentrate on your grades this year, you also need to meet important deadlines and specific...

Looking for Financial Aid: Step-by-Step

Congratulations! You have found colleges and/or universities that you would love to attend if admitted. But now the problem you are facing is finding the money to pay for the cost of...

Step 3: Gathering Information on Colleges

Okay! We’re on our way to selecting appropriate colleges. You’ve completed your self-evaluation and know yourself a little bit better, and you’ve just finished identifying the specific...

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