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March 2021

• What's a Holistic Review?

• Standardized Testing is Alive and Well...Sort of

• How to Craft a College List

• How'd You Spend Your Summer Vacation?

January 2021

• 1-20-21 Quick Blast

December 2020

• It's Not Too Late to Apply!

• Searching for Scholarship Money

• December/January To-Do List for Juniors

• After the FAFSA

• Check Your Portals

Pandemic Quick Blasts

• 8-15-20

• 7-8-20

• 6-9-20

• 5-22-20

• 5-13-20

• 4-28-20

• 4-9-20

• 3-30-20

• 3-25-20

• 3-22-20

October 2019

• The Wide World of College Sports

• College Terms That You Don't Quite Understand

• Show Me:  How to Write Your College Essay

• SAT/ACT Score Reporting

• What's the CSS?

maY 2019

• Getting California Kids into California Colleges

• Balancing Your College List

• How to Help Your Child Transition to College

• "I Have NOTHING to Write About":  The Tyranny of the College App Essay
   

march 2019

• The Accommodations Curse

• Understand Your Financial Aid Package

• Questions to Answer in College Research

• Summer Plans for Rising Seniors

• The ABCs of A-G

November 2018

• Tragedy as Essay Fodder

• Why Do You Want to Attend That College?

• When Should You Include Additional Info?

• Making Summer Plans

October 2018

• Should You Apply Early?

• What Fine and Performing Artists Need to Know About Applying to College

• Are All College Application Essays the Same?  (Spoiler Alert:  NO!)

• Getting the Best Letters of Rec

• What Are Extracurriculars and Why Do They Matter?

• Guess Who Went to Cal State

May 2018

• What's a College Internships and Why Do You Want One?

• Beyond the Parties:  How Greek Life Pays Off

• If You Plan to Transfer From a Community College, You Need a Transfer Plan

• The How and Why of Getting Yourself Out There

• 5 Ways to Do Professionalism

March 2018

• College Access for First Generation Students

• Consider the Edelweiss Factor in Building a College List

• It's Worth the Wait

• What to do in College to Help You Snag a Job Once You're Out

• 6 Cool Things You Didn't Know About ASU

• So Much for a Useless Degree

• Being There:  The Importance of Just Showing Up

• A Different Angle on Well-Rounded Students

December 2017

• Grit: The Skill That's Not Being Taught

• December To-Do List for Juniors

• 10 Smart Questions to Ask a College Admissions Officer

• What Can You Do With a Degree in English?

• How to Get Noticed by a College Admissions Officer

August 2017

• Surprisingly Rad Essay Topics

• Six Tips for Getting Your First Real Job

• The Secret Sauce that Employers are Seeking

• Get Adjusted to Adjusting

• New and Improved CSU Application

August 2017

• New BFA at USC.  OMG!

• Carrying the Wait of the World

• Gap Year:  The Pause that Refreshes

• Why WPI?

• Sports Management?  There's a Program for That!

• Summer Without a Trust Fund

• SAT News

February 2017

• The 411 on Applying to Arts Programs

• Sending Your LGBTQ Kid Off to College

• Get to Know Syracuse

• No Test Required

• What Goes Up?  UC Tuition

• So You Wanna be an Entrepreneur?

• A Medium-Sized School in New York:  West Point

December 2016

• Oops, I Forgot to Apply

• Stuck in AP Muck

• Last Sprint for Seniors

• But is it a Good School?

• How Juniors Should Spend Their Winter Break

July 2016

• How Many Colleges Should Students Apply to

• Remember the Reader of the College App Essay

• Sobering Facts About College Sobriety

• The Fast Track to an M.D.

• Big (Big!) FAFSA Changes

• Better Safe Than Sorry

June 2016

• Beyond Academics:  The Practical Side of Getting Your Kid Ready for College

• Vetting Your College List for Academic-Fit Schools

• A Game Plan for the New UC Essays

• Breathe Deeply.  Exhale.  Repeat.

April 2016

• When Not Getting Into Your Major Means Not Getting Into College

• How to Work a College Fair

• 3 Ways (That Never Crossed Your Mind) to Get a Good College Deal

• RIP UC Prompts

March 2016

• Decisions, Decisions, Decisions...

• Heard About the Coalition for Access, Affordability, and Success?

• Peeling the College Onion

• A California College Guide for the B- Student

February 2016

• How to Choose Between Multiple College Acceptances

• 5 Questions to Ask on a College Tour

• 15 Way Cool Summer Programs for High School Students

• Schools to Consider if You're Looking for...

January 2016

• When it Comes to College, Size Matters

• Spotlight on Berkeley

• The FAFSA:  Fast Facts for Seniors

• And More About Money

• ACT Test Dates

October 2015

• The Six-Year Four-Year Degree

• College Advice for Digital Natives

• How to Know if Your Student on the Spectrum is Ready for College

• Trinity College Goes Holistic-er

September 2015

• Organizational Tips for Seniors

• College Financial Aid by the Numbers

• One Very Cool Thing You Don't Know About Hampshire College

• To Add or Not to Add?  That is the Question.

• The Object is Not Getting In, But Getting Out

August 2015

• California Colleges by the Numbers

• UC Streamlines Transfer Process

• UC's Evaluation Criteria

• 12th Grade Checklist

• Topics to Avoid in the Personal Statement

July 2015

• Colleges for Kids on the Spectrum

• 6 Cool Things About Sarah Lawrence

• So Much for a Liberal Arts Degree

• College By the Numbers

June 2015

• Why to Choose an "Impractical" Major

• The Class of 2017's Standardized Testing Dilemma

• College Selectivity Stats

May 2015

• A Cool College You Know Nothing About

• What is a Balanced College List?

• College by the Numbers

• 2015-2016 Common App Essay Prompts

• Summer Enrichment Programs

March 2015

• Cool Programs at Schools You Know Nothing About

• The New (and Improved?) SAT

• Ten Tips for Writing a Killer College App Essay

February 2015

• 10 Things Juniors Should be Doing Right Now

• Suddenly...Next Summer

• Accomodations for Test-Takers

• Free Money

January 2015

• Financial Aid for Middle-Income Families

• What's in a Name?

• Free Money

November 2014

• Colleges Want You to Like Them...to Really, Really Like Them

• Scholarship Search

• The Perfect Field Trip for Freshmen and Sophomores

September 2014

• Fall To-Do List for College-Bound Seniors

• Performing Arts Scholarships

• UC, CSU, and A-G