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 [...]
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 [...]
