College Application
Summertime Tips Make “Post of the Week”!
One of my recent posts on tips for summer planning for college admission was chosen as “Post of the Week” over the Money Hacks’ “Kids
June 15, 2008
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College Profile
Yale to Expand
President Richard C. Levin of Yale University has announced that the University will construct two new residential college and “expand its footprint” in New Haven.
June 8, 2008
College Application
Carnival of Kids and Money
Well, this carnival is up a bit late, but it was worth waiting for. The Carnival of Kids and Money is hosted by the Money
June 7, 2008
College Fees
The Low Cost of College Tuition
The New York Times published an article today that provides a comprehensive look at the colleges that have been moving swiftly to lower their tuition
June 6, 2008
College Admissions +
Colorado College: Selectivity Downside
An article on the front page of today’s Denver Post is entitled, “College Admissions Miss ‘Risks,’” highlights the problem of up-and-coming colleges unwittingly bring on
June 4, 2008
College Application
The SAT, ACT, and “Test Optional” Admissions
Wake Forest, a small selective college in North Carolina, recently made the decision to allow applicants to not submit ACT or SAT scores. Thus Wake
June 3, 2008
College Application
Community Service & College Applications
A hilarious front page article in this week’s The Onion leads with this headline: Closing of Homeless Shelter Leaves College-Application Padding Students with Nowhere to
June 2, 2008
College Application
Elite Colleges Take More Students from Waiting Lists
This was a brutal year for admissions to top colleges. The applicant pool was larger than ever before. Harvard and Princeton did away with their
May 24, 2008
College Application
Carnival of Family Life–Take a Tour of the Midway
The newest edition of the Carnival of Family Life is up at lohud.com (or “Lower Hudson Valley,” for the cognoscenti). My favorite post his week
May 19, 2008