The Christian Science Monitor has a new five-part series that follows six high school students throughout their 2006 senior year, describing what...
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How Much Should You Invest in a College Education?
Education is an investment, but with the high college costs of today you have to weigh how good an investment any one college degree is. According to...
529 Plans Are a Great Way to Save for College
Jilian Mincer wrote this September in the Wall Street Journal about improvements to 529 plans. 529 plans were first introduced in the 1990s, but...
Scholarships Galore
We recommend using the internet to search for college scholarships. Not only do they list scholarships, but they also provide other information. For...
How to Write a College Essay
In our blog yesterday we suggested students get help doing the college essay by having professionals, teachers or others you trust read it, proof it...
Edit Your College Essay
Last spring The Ethicist tackled a question posed by a high school English teacher which basically asked, “Can my editing give a false...
Start College in High School
A recent study proves that high school students who enroll in college courses while they are high school students are more likely to attend college...
College Admissions Thank-you Notes
Recently the New York Times published an article titled Thank-You Note Enters College Admission Game. The article offers some very good advice about...
Plagiarism is a Nasty Word
Plagiarism is a nasty word. It is nasty because most students do not understand what it is. For those high schoolers getting ready to go to college...
Time for SAT Season!
We are in the middle of SAT season, which means many students are thinking about retakes for better scores. How does one improve an SAT score in...