March is an important month for high school seniors: by the end of it, most students will know which colleges admitted them and which didn't. Students may know April 1 as April Fool's Day, but, it is also the date by which many colleges release their admissions decisions. Students then have until [...]
Many people think of summer vacation as exactly that: a vacation. However, if you're a high school student who hopes to attend a selective or highly selective college, your summer needs to involve more than sitting by the pool, hanging out with your friends, or playing video games. Just as colleges are interested in [...]
As spring approaches, many high school juniors and their parents are beginning to feel the impending pressure of college, if they haven’t been feeling it already. For those who are just beginning their college search, the prospect may seem overwhelming. With more than 4,700 colleges in the United States [...]
Discovery College Consulting is excited to welcome Marci Colb to its team! Marci has been a college consultant for five years, so she has considerable expertise about the college search and application process. Additionally, for 15 years she has worked in college admissions and student affairs. Marci’s various roles on [...]
The start of school marks the arrival of another important fall ritual: college fairs, which are gatherings of representatives from colleges. Typically, the representatives will have tables on which they’ll display brochures and materials from the college. Some fairs are limited to local or in-state colleges, while others include schools [...]
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, [...]
