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The Extracurricular Smorgasbord: Stop Gorging!
Wondering if your student should drop an activity? Learn to prioritize high-impact extracurriculars over box-checking for Ivy League admissions success.
April 21, 2026
Wondering if your student should drop an activity? Learn to prioritize high-impact extracurriculars over box-checking for Ivy League admissions success.
Helping your student choose the right college requires balancing academic fit, campus culture, and financial reality—and there’s no single “perfect” answer. The most effective approach
How to Help My Student Choose a College and Weigh the Options Helping your student choose the right college requires balancing academic fit, campus culture,
Today’s post outlines the steps for applying for an accommodated SAT or ACT test.
Campus visits are important. Parents and students these tips in mind for making campus tours as productive and fun as possible.
If you are considering hiring a college admissions consultant, consider these 7 factors to answer the question, “do I need a college counselor?”
So you have some time off from school? What are some things you can do over winter break to get ahead in your college search process?
What happens if you find a mistake in an already submitted college application? Read on to find out what to do!
Student to faculty ratios are statistics that purport to describe the educational quality of a university. A lower ratio seems to indicate smaller class sizes and a more intimate classroom experience. Not so. These ratios are unrelated to average class size, and they do not have anything to do with educational quality. An expert college admissions counselor explains what is behind these statistics and how to get beyond them to understand the truth about the educational environment at a college or university.