
Is Cost of Tuition High? Stop Whining?
I wrote a guest commentary that appeared in the online edition of the Denver Post yesterday. It’s about the high cost of tuition, with special

I wrote a guest commentary that appeared in the online edition of the Denver Post yesterday. It’s about the high cost of tuition, with special

Student-to-faculty ratio is generally considered to be an indicator of the quality of the educational experience at a college. The lower the ratio, the more

The Universal College Application is gaining some traction. The rival to the Common Application, the Universal Common Application has 11 more universities that are part

I spent a few days in Minnesota last week visiting colleges. My itinerary included (in alphabetical order) Augsburg College, Carleton College, Macalester College, University of

The Princeton Review announced that it will rate colleges on how environmentally conscientious they are. You can view an article about this new ratings system

US News & World Report’s infamous rankings system may include new sorts of data, according to an article today in Inside Higher Ed. They may

The other day I received this question from a client: Hi, Mark. I’ve been reading college profiles, and nearly all of them cite student-to-faculty ratios,

This weekend I’ll be back at the Denver Convention Center dispensing Great College Advice to volleyball players and their families participating in the Colorado Crossroads

I visited Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) last week. It’s a large, public university in a dynamic, urban environment. Some students crave this sort of bustle

I am often asked by my clients about the “strategy” for involvement in extracurricular activities. While I generally encourage such involvements, of course, I tell

One of my clients did a short video about my services. He’s a pretty laid back young man, as you can see. But together we

A while back I wrote about a study abroad program in Ghana sponsored by the University of Washington. That particular program went horribly wrong. Today