The Gap Year is catching on. Long popular in Europe, the Gap Year is taking time between graduating from high school and before entering college to...
Tag - Planning For College
SAT’s Writing Section is Taken More Seriously as It Grows
In 2007, Richie Frohlichstein wrote another article about the new writing section in the SATs. He admitted the jury is still out as to the importance...
The Benefits of Education
In an article for Chronicle of Higher Education, Thomas Sowell called readers to look at the studies, or lack of studies, revolving around the idea...
April 1 –An Important Deadline for College Students and High School Students!
Peter Vogt, an advisor to MonsterTrak, makes a definitive statement that internships are no longer optional but required. Vogt, who authored the book...
What Makes a Successful College Choice
Last fall most of you, parents and students, were involved with ratings, rankings, profiles, and reputations to choose which colleges to apply to...
What Happens If I am Not Accepted to My Early Decision School?
It is a new year and you should have a new perspective. So you didn’t get Early Decision? All is certainly not lost! What is Early Decision...
Tell Us What YOU Think (About Your College Visits)
The advice is pretty consistent: You need to visit a campus to know whether or not you really like it. The most important thing about a college visit...
What About My College Major?
What is a major? It’s a course of study which a college asks each of its students to declare, usually by the end of their sophomore year. A major...
College Trends: Know What You Are Up Against
The National Association for College Admissions Counseling (NACAC) publishes an annual report that tracks the trends in college costs, applications...
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...