On August 9, a Denver radio station interviewed me about college fairs, paying for college, and the college admissions process. A podcast of the interview is available on the station's website. To access the podcast, scroll down to August 9, 2014, hour 1. The segment starts around 4:15 (4 minutes, 15 seconds).
On Tuesday, August 12, career development specialist Danielle Menditch, MSW, will be offering a free workshop for high school and college students and their parents. Entitled "Using Reverse Engineering to Discover Your Educational Path," the workshop will help participants explore their educational options (majors, minors, and various areas of study) from a different [...]
I recently had an article published in the Glendale Cherry Creek Chronicle that offers tips for parents on assisting their kids with the college application process. You can read it here.
A recent Forbes article highlighted a common problem among our nation's middle and even upper-middle class: an inability to qualify for need-based financial aid combined with the lack of enough funds to pay full-price for a private college education. Many of the families with whom I work are in this [...]
When I was in high school, one of my favorite things about summer break was that it afforded me the time and opportunity to read for pleasure, a hobby that frequently got pushed to the back burner during the school year. A voracious reader, I spent many summer days engrossed in a book, [...]
As explained in my March 11 blog post, the College Board will introduce a redesigned SAT in 2016. This month, ACT announced that it, too, will be making changes, though they are not nearly as extreme as those being made to the SAT. The new SAT will incorporate changes to both the test's [...]
It goes without saying that high school students with higher grades generally have a better chance of getting into college. But getting good grades in high school also improves one's chances of earning more money in his or her career. A recent study by researchers at the University of Miami found that [...]
I recently had an article published on Road2College.com. The article is aimed at students and parents, and it addresses common misconceptions about the college preparation process. You can read the article here.
Whether you're a Colorado native or not, and regardless of where you plan to go to college, you might want to strongly consider settling here after graduation. The state has become a very attractive destination for recent college graduates for many reasons: the weather, the mountains, the lifestyle, etc. But one of [...]
It's something that most students and parents don't want to discuss or even think about: the chance that they or their daughters (or sons) could be sexually assaulted. But at many of our nation's colleges, this is a real possibility and a real problem. Sexual assault on college campuses has been getting [...]
