The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently updated their Occupational Outlook Handbook. This is a great tool that can be used by your students to research different careers. Each career includes an overview/summary and can be searched by 2014 Median Pay, Entry-Level Education, On-the-job Training, Number of new jobs (projected) and Growth rate (projected). There are Read More
High School Seniors that applied early decision will be receiving their acceptance or rejection letters over the next several weeks if they haven’t already. For those students that receive “fat envelopes” of acceptance, it will be a time of relief, excitement and joyful tears. But for the ones who get rejected or wait listed, it Read More
USA Today spoke with 3 financial aid experts who offered the following tips that can help your students: 1. Know how to budget your money: Many students enter college with no experience managing money. This can lead to high credit card debt, overspending their semester long allocation in the first month and stresses that affect Read More
The College of Higher Education (in conjuction with lynda.com) recently released a White Paper/Report available free to Counselors and Parents that asks the question: “Is an investment in a college degree worth the cost?” The white paper looks at some of the new strategies that colleges are using to prove the value of their degrees. Read More
Taking any test is challenging so it’s perfectly normal to be a little nervous and stressed before taking these all important standardized tests. A touch of anxiety can keep students focused at peak performance. However, for some test takers this normal anxiety is more intense and impacts performance. In fact, just the thought of taking Read More
There are a lot of College Fairs hosted by NACAC planned for 2016 in major cities around the country. If convenient they are a great way for your students to visit representatives from many Colleges to get more information. Here is the Spring Schedule: Pittsburgh National College Fair David L. Lawrence Convention Center Thursday, February Read More
There are some new strategies involved in taking the new SAT. US News & World Report published an article on 5 Ways to Update Your Guessing Strategy. Students will no longer lose points for incorrect answers as in the past. There is no reason for a student to leave a question blank as there was Read More
Noodle published an article recently about the new SAT and how certain students don’t benefit from the changes. Teens who struggle with reading speed are going to have an issue with the test. Experts estimate that students with dyslexia comprise up to 17 percent of the population (undiagnosed and diagnosed combined). One of the most Read More
A number of companies are using SAT scores in the hiring process, including Amazon, according to Susan Alaimo in an article posted at centraljersey.com: Power of impressive SAT scores beyond college In addition to Amazon, consulting companies McKinsey & Bain and investment banker, Goldman Sachs are said to request a students SAT scores when considering Read More
Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce recently released a Report: Sharp Declines in Underemployment for College Graduates The report showed that Underemployment for College Graduates had dramatically dropped while those with just a high school degree have much higher employment rates. College graduates’ rate of underemployment has declined from 10.2 percent to 6.2 Read More
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