Higher education policy changes affect tuition models and financial aid, impacting admissions and international students. Understanding these shifts is crucial for access and funding strategies.

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Reliable Scholarship Sources Last week we talked about scholarship scams; this week we're talking about scholarship success! As we plunge...

A huge CON-GRADUATIONS to our amazing senior class this year. After an amazing trip to NYC to celebrate with our students and their families, we wanted to shout our amazing seniors all over the country who graduated from:...

College Decisions 2025 We’ve got data to share with you! After one of the most brutal application processes we’ve seen (every year it...

Are You Taking the June SAT or ACT? We try to get all of our students done with the SAT or ACT by June of their junior year so that they...

What Should 10th and 11th Graders Do During the Summer? What should 10th (going into 11th) and 11th (going into 12th) graders do during...

If you’re taking the SAT or ACT in April, May, or June, we’ve got some tips for you! This is game time: take practice tests as if they’re...

It’s April! It creeps up every year, and it’s the month when we start meeting with our college application students in earnest. We’ve had...

Parent Questions Answered: Demonstrated Interest This week I got an excellent question from a parent as her junior preps to visit...

Five Tips for Ivy League Application Essays Applying to Ivy League schools is a full-time job. They have between three and seven...

If you’re about to take your first real SAT or ACT, congratulations! The prep you’ve done so far will support you as you navigate the...

February SAT and ACT Prep: Take Full Practice Tests With the spring SAT and ACT tests just around the corner, most of our students have...

When we first meet with students, they usually feel overwhelmed by the process of creating their first college list. But it’s actually...

My students frequently ask me to look over the emails they’re sending to colleges or teachers, and thank God they do because many, MANY...

Only a few days ago my final college application student for the ‘24-’25 admissions cycle turned in his last essays. I’ll probably sleep...

Earlier this week a student came in with a list of 40 schools he wanted to apply to. That’s a good way to start! But the Common App will...

Oh, man. Talk about an easy one to fix. Bless the students who come to me and say, “my essay is done! I’m ready to turn it in!” I read it...

Parents and students make this error all the time. But with a little understanding (and a brief psych lesson!) it can be avoided. — The...

When I was a sophomore at Yale, my acting professor Toni Dorfman looked at the class over the top of her Hogwarts-level spectacles and...