Nicholas Lemann write recently in The New Yorker that the idea of an expensive four-year college education may be a misconception. Although student...
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The New SAT: the Good and the Bad
The SAT, starting in the spring of 2016, will be new. There are distinct improvements. 1. The new SAT is designed to check knowledge by replacing...
First Generation College Students
First generation college students buck the odds. No one else in their families has a college degree, but these students have persevered. Many go to...
Make Your College Essay the Best
There are so many things to think about when writing your college application essay: the right prompt, the right topic, the length, the content, the...
Finding the Right College Essay Topic
When interviewed, college admission essay readers will say, out of the thousands of essays they read each year, usually not more than ten or so stand...
Americans Can Get A free Education…Abroad
American college costs have only continued to rise. Now a college education is almost unaffordable, even for middle class families. Tuition fees...
How to Make the Most of College
College is about getting your education in a major of choice and earning a college degree, but college can offer you more, if you take advantage.
College Application Frenzy
Are students applying to too many colleges? The answer is YES! The Common Application allows a student to send up to 20 applications on one form...
Should All Students Admitted to College Go to College?
Deans of students at colleges across the country often meet with first-year college students who are having difficulty with their college experience...
Ninth Grade is Your First Step on the Path to College
It may seem like it’s too early to worry about getting into college; it is four years away. But, let us give you some important advice. The ninth...