A new report says better outreach and simpler financial aid information would help students choose the right college and know how to pay for it. The report, “Familiarity with Financial Aid” was published by the New America Foundation and found nearly a quarter of prospective students surveyed said they were unsure whether they’d receive financial Read More
The U.S. Department of Education has made the decision to quit sharing some student information from their FAFSA that indicates which other colleges they are applying to and the order in which they list them on the form. Starting next year, the department will no longer provide colleges the entire list of institutions that a Read More
Many elite colleges offer summer programs that students can attend to get a taste of the college life and explore the campus to see if it might be a good fit. As Sophomores and Juniors your students can attend these if their parents are willing to foot the bill. They are fairly pricey, but many Read More
NBC News published a story on the rising costs of College Textbooks. They found since 1977 prices have risen more than 1,041 percent. They compare the textbook industry to the pharmaceutical industry where companies lobby to have their product accepted and then set pricing once it is required rather than through supply and demand. Some Read More
USA Today published a story today on some teens that had forsaken traditional summer jobs (restaurant, retail, etc.) to seek out summer jobs that can enhance their future career paths after college. The article states Brookings Institution research shows that teen employment is a predictor of earnings well into a worker’s twenties. Examples of a Read More
Data in NACAC’s 2014 State of College Admission report show that application growth continues for most colleges. For 10 of the past 15 years, more than 70 percent of colleges reported year-to-year application increases. In the midst of this application growth, colleges have increased outreach to transfer and international students, as student pathways to and Read More
A comprehensive report was recently conducted by NACAC and Excelencia in Education. The purpose of the report was to get a better understanding of how to improve college access and success for under-represented students. This report focuses on the role of the school counselor in assisting Latino and other underrepresented students through the transition to Read More
I recently attended my daughter’s orientation at a great University she will be attending this Fall. It was a two day jam packed extravaganza filled with information on what she can expect when she starts school in a little more than a month. There was great information for both students and parents. There were sessions Read More
Today I saw a great example of how not educating young adults about finances can be a big problem. A student anonymously called into a radio program in Atlanta and outlined how she had been given $90,000 for college by her grandparents to pay for her college. She ran through the money after her junior Read More
Because it will be significantly different from today’s exam, the team at Method Test Prep has spent many hours learning about the new SAT. Can you spot the error in the underlined portion of this sentence? This is a classic example of a statement that would be entirely acceptable in modern verbal communication (indeed, we all Read More
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