You have just finished a semester, and your grades were not what you had hoped for. Do you pack up and leave? Shrug them off? Or, do you improve your...
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Going to College Next Fall? Fill out the FAFSA now!
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the first step in getting financial aid for college. Information on the FAFSA is used to...
How to Parent a Teen Going to College
It’s time to look ahead to the college years. The four years of high school go by very quickly, and the whole college application process is...
College Application Don’ts
College applicants make mistakes on their applications, and college admission officers can easily identify them because they are made, believe it or...
The New SAT Debuts March 5, 2016
The SAT is 88 years old and has not been revised since 2005 when it lost analogies and antonyms and began to require an essay component. Now it is...
College Tuition Breaks
The new normal is flat revenue for colleges. Colleges can increase enrollment more and more for only so long. Flat enrollment is now a boon to...
What to Do about a College Deferral
If you have applied for Early Decision or Early Action, you will likely be hearing from the college about admission before January. Some will be...
The Best Way to Navigate Your College Application
Wait! You may think you have completed your college applications, but have you really? That is, have you done the best you could to put out an...
How to Know if a College Fits You Academically
There is no perfect college for anyone, but the college you choose to attend should fit your academic goals. After all, you are going to college to...
The Colleges that Do the Most for Low-income Students
There are 179 colleges that offer the best help to low-income college students. They range from a College Access Index of 1.91 to .39. Low-income...