With so much information coming from so many sources, it’s easy to lose track of important ACT- and SAT-related details, and to be skeptical about whether to trust the material being presented. Knowing the content of the exams is important, but it’s not everything; it’s also crucial for students to learn about logical testing timelines, Read More
People often characterize the college search process as stressful for both parents and students. While I agree that waiting to hear from schools is terribly stressful since there is nothing you can do to make the decisions come any faster, I have to say that I really enjoyed all the car trips, hotel stays, essay Read More
It is tough to get into college these days. With stiff competition from thousands of applicants, one place to set yourself apart is during your interview. Not all colleges require (or even offer) an interview component to their application process, but many do, so check the school’s website or contact the admission office to find Read More
While U.S. News and World Report’s college rankings are wildly popular, few families know much about how they are created. Before you place too much faith in U.S. News’ college rankings, here are 15 things that you should know about them. 1. U.S. News relies on rankings to stay alive. U.S. News’ college rankings wields Read More
As high school counselors, you already know the competition to get into the nation’s top colleges gets tougher ever year. But do you know that’s not because students are smarter or more qualified than they were five or ten years ago? It’s a simple matter of impossible math. Year after year, more kids apply for Read More
Closing out National Mentoring Month and reading so many great mentorship stories, I’ve been thinking about some of the great mentoring relationships I’ve seen throughout my career advocating for young women in tech. The story of Rian and the mentors along her path always makes me smile and gives me a renewed sense of possibility. Read More
There are new apps being developed every day and teens are typically early adopters. Here is a list published by CNN of some apps that young people are using that their parents might not be aware of: BIGO LIVE – Live Stream Kind of like Twitch and YouTube, BIGO LIVE lets teens stream live video Read More
While most seniors are happily done (or almost happily done) with completing and submitting their college applications, now it’s time for juniors to get engaged. Below is a checklist of some of the things that juniors and their families should be thinking about, discussing and doing over the next few months. Start talking! If you Read More
What does this mean? In an article this week in the Wall Street Journal, it was reported that 37 percent of College Enrollment Officers had reported that they tracked their students and that demonstrated interest was moderately important in the college admissions process (data from a NACAC sponsored study). How do they do this tracking? Read More
Online courses aren’t living up to their promise to disrupt higher education. That’s one conclusion from a pair of studies released this week analyzing trends and outcomes of different types of online learning opportunities. The first, which focused on Massive Open Online Courses, or MOOCs, offered by Harvard University and MIT, found that the majority Read More
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