When a college or university has Federal Student Aid (FSA) on campus for eligible students to utilize, the institution is required to remain in legal compliance with numerous federal laws. The financial aid office works to coordinate the various tasks that need to be completed by other offices to fulfill the rules. Some selected examples Read More
Here are a couple different timelines you can share with your students to help them plan out their prep for the SAT and/or ACT Test (Courtesy of Rath Tutoring)
Here are the 2026-2027 SAT test dates you can share with your students (courtesy of Rath Tutoring)
The wait-list, commonly referred to as “admissions purgatory,” is that ugly and uncomfortable grey area – they didn’t like you enough to accept you, and they didn’t hate you enough to reject you. May 1st is College Decision Day, when students must decide and place a deposit at one college to which they were accepted. Read More
ZipRecruiter has posted salary estimates of school counselors by state. They use information from employer job postings and third-party data sources to come up with these estimates. Here is the list sorted from highest average salary to lowest: State Annual Salary Monthly Pay Weekly Pay Hourly Wage Washington $68,419 $5,701 $1,315 $32.89 District of Columbia Read More
Product philanthropy turns an operational liability into positive social impact Many schools in the United States are underfunded, with a significant number facing funding gaps that negatively impact student resources and outcomes. On average, American teachers spend between $500 and $900 out of their own families’ budgets to supplement the materials and supplies their students Read More
Whether it was intentional or coincidental, April features two “awareness” months that complement each other: Counseling Awareness Month and Stress Awareness Month. The former is a tool to help you cope with the latter. The way families live today is not the way people used to live. Fifty years ago, a majority of women were Read More
In the “old days,” you went to college to figure out what you wanted to do in life, become an adult, learn independence and become well-rounded. Along the way, you earned a degree. That was then, and this is now. In 1990, the cost of full-time attendance at a four-year college was around $10,000 a Read More
I wanted to share a recent exchange with a colleague on LinkedIn, who said one of her biggest college essay challenges is parent involvement. The underlying issue, as I see it, is how to respect and value parents while also keeping them from over-stepping. They are important, after all, and many of us are parents Read More
The college admissions process is complicated enough with campus visits, test-optional schools, applications, summer activities, etc., but trying to understand the world of financial aid can be daunting. Here are some basic “Myths” and “Realities” in the world of financial aid. 1. “We make too much money to qualify.” • “Only low-income families receive financial Read More
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