Net Price Calculators (NPCs) are a good way to establish what the cost will be for college based on a family’s unique situation.… Read More

Standardized testing in flux

Are you one of the many aspiring college students who has excellent study habits, but for some reason, such as nerves, misses your goal on the first or second or third attempt at the ACT or SAT?… Read More

Many children enjoy a steady diet of alphabet soup growing up. By now, maybe many of you have navigated the SAT and ACT acronym maze, but get ready for the all-important application deadline soup of EA, SCEA, REA, ED I, EDII, (and occasionally the semi-secret ED III), RD and RA.… Read More

A number of college admissions directors are quietly changing the playbook on what makes a leading prospect. There has been a lot of soul-searching since 2019’s admissions scandal perpetrated by corrupt organizer Rick Snyder and the willing wealthy and famous rule-breaker parents who cheated the system in a number of ways.… Read More

True or False: Your complete college application is all about you.

There is an 800-pound gorilla in the room many aspiring students and their parents never notice: the High School Profile.… Read More

The 2020 U.S. News & World Report rankings are just out. Thousands of parents and aspiring college high school seniors are pouring over the numbers.… Read More

Parents wonder not “if,” but “when” to hire an SAT tutor for their future collegian. Seventh grade may be too soon and rising August senior very likely too late.… Read More

Take a deep breath….let it out slowly. Again. Again.

It’s high summer, and you have plenty of work to do to make senior year and your college future come together.… Read More

Imagine you have narrowed your list of potential colleges to the top six. Let’s say that they might include both big and small across the Midwest so mom and dad are a day’s ride away: Butler, DePaul, Minnesota, Iowa, Wabash and Wooster.… Read More