At the beginning of my tour at Chapman University, the student tour guide said, "This is a place where you not only can continue your education, you can start your career." Throughout the tour, the guide gave examples of how Chapman students are able to do just that -- through internships, [...]
You've received your acceptance letters, and, if you're lucky, you're now facing the arduous task of choosing among several great options. On the other hand, you may be upset that you didn't get into your top choice school(s) and now have to select from "less desirable" colleges. For many students, [...]
By now, most people have heard about Kwasi Enin, the young man from New York who was accepted to all eight Ivy League colleges. Students who didn't fare as well in the college admissions process may be asking, "Why him?" and "Why not me?" When a student does everything he or she [...]
Whoever decided that April 1 should be the national notification deadline for college admissions decisions had a rather twisted sense of humor: "Hey, let's make April Fool's Day the final day for high school students to find out if they were admitted to or denied from the colleges of their [...]
Many high school juniors are just beginning their college search. But for those who are interested in our nation's military academies, there is no time to waste, as their application processes begin earlier and are much more involved than that for other colleges and universities. Each branch of the military has [...]
If you are a high school freshman or younger, the SAT you'll eventually take will be quite different from the one that's now in existence. Last week, the College Board, which produces and administers the SAT, announced that it will begin offering a revamped version of the test in 2016. The changes [...]
That is the question that Debbie Stier, a mother of two from Irvington, New York, set out to answer. When her eldest son was a sophomore in high school, Stier decided that, in order to motivate him to begin studying for the SAT, she would study for it herself. Her [...]
According to Benjamin Franklin, "The only thing more expensive than education is ignorance." Of course, when Franklin made that statement over 200 years ago, he probably could not have even imagined how expensive higher education in the U.S. would become. Indeed, these days, many parents and students are wondering if a [...]
Do you have a learning disability, ADHD, and/or learning differences? Do you feel that you will need extra support to succeed in college? If so, you should consider the University of Denver (DU). I recently had the opportunity to meet with the director of DU's Learning Effectiveness Program, or LEP. The [...]
As explained in my January 17 blog post, I recently conducted a webinar on the college search process. The topics I covered included the following: myths vs. realities in the college admissions process factors students should consider in their college search finding a college that’s a “good fit” what colleges look for [...]
