
College Admissions and Multiples
Last week, the NY Times published an article on quadruplets who were all recently accepted to Yale. The article describes the scene of Ray, Kenny, Carol, and Martina Crouch all

Last week, the NY Times published an article on quadruplets who were all recently accepted to Yale. The article describes the scene of Ray, Kenny, Carol, and Martina Crouch all

It’s that time of year again, when students and parents are being solicited by all sorts of organizations who promise to find you a scholarship. Before you lunge at that

Students and parents are looking for value in higher education, and generally most families see their state colleges and universities as providing the greatest value for the price. But with

An editorial in today’s New York Times supports President Obama’s plan to remove the private sector from the business of providing student loans. Instead, the government will lend directly to

You must read this article by Neil Swidley in the Boston Globe. Mr. Swidley pulls together some great information that shatters the myth of the four year college degree. Fact:

Today a reader wrote in to ask a question about comparing grading system between two different geometry classes in California. Picture this. Two geometry teachers in the same school. Each

Sallie Mae, the largest private lender in the student loan market, will no longer defer interest until graduation. Starting today, all new student loans require payments while in school. Payments

Bloomberg reports that some selective colleges have seen a decline in applications this year, as more and more students and parents fret about the freakish economy. The article focuses on

Here I am being interviewed by 9News KUSA, the NBC affiliate in Denver, about how to think about college selection and financial aid in tough economic times. How to Avoid