Family vacations can serve a dual purpose if you have a student thinking about college. Combining your family vacation with college visits can be an enjoyable way to explore potential schools while spending quality time together. Here’s how to make the most of your family vacation for college visits. Why Summer While summer may not […]
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This is the time! Your student has been admitted to one or more colleges for the following year! This is a time for celebration, but also of stress, because now they have to decide, and you’re wondering what college should they choose? It’s all about the Fit I’ve addressed this in my post “It’s All
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It’s that time of year when students begin receiving acceptance letters from the colleges and universities they applied to. Congratulations to your student! Now that these letters are coming in, it’s time to start making decisions. The Acceptance Letter Colleges and universities make a big deal about their acceptance letters. Most are actually large packets
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Even in an era of pandemics, student stills need to decide where they will attend college in Fall, 2020. But making the final decision during a pandemic is decidedly different from the way it was in the past. Framework This article from Road2College highlights some of the questions students and family members should be asking
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It’s time. Your student has received offers of admission from at least one, or perhaps many colleges and all could become their college of choice. And yes, we know how difficult this time can be with the cheers and happiness that accompanies having a choice. So what’s a rising first-year university student to do? They
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Most prospective college students and their parents attend at least one college fair while they’re in the college selection process. That’s good: college fairs are a great way to learn what colleges offer and to receive information from several colleges at once. I’ve worked at college fairs for years, and too often, I see students
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Many parents and students have read or purchased a copy of U. S. News and World Report Issue Best Colleges. That is the biggest selling issues of the magazine every year. In fact, their website received over eighteen million view on the first day of the issue’s release, showing the power that U.S. News has
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