When one of your students has a question about a College they typically will go to that College’s website to get more information. Did you know that many Colleges are using AI for their chat when students have questions? Artificial intelligence, or AI, is being used to shoot off these seemingly personal responses and deliver Read More

From the producer who brought us viral sensations like “Tiger King” and “Fyre,” director Chris Smith has turned his cinematic lens to the 2019 college admissions scandal in the new Netflix docu-drama “Operation Varsity Blues.” In between the melodrama and cliched reenactment of recorded phone conversations, however, are a few points worth discussing in the Read More

On March 17th Netflix released  Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal, a documentary about the bribery scandal from 2019. It’s a powerful film that shows the ugly underbelly of what happened to the college admissions process. It features reporters, independent educational consultants and the sailing coach from Stanford who pleaded guilty. Since William “Rick Read More

Enrollment is down across the board at traditional Colleges (4% according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center) with Freshman enrollment particularly lower year-over-year (19%). Junior/Community Colleges saw a drop of 23% this Fall in first time student enrollment. The primary reason is COVID-19 and the uncertainty it caused last year’s crop of high school Read More

A lot has changed this year with COVID-19 and College Admissions is no exception. Good Housekeeping outlined 4 tips your students can use as they begin planning for College: Don’t sweat test scores: Many schools have gone test-optional or test-blind (meaning they won’t look at ACT or SAT scores even if submitted) this year. And Read More

Plagiarism is unethical and unprofessional. It might seem like a tempting option to some students, but beware- you can never get away with that sort of thing. Blatantly copying someone else’s work and passing it off as your own is not only morally wrong but also illegal. Yes, you read that right, plagiarism can cost Read More

Niche Marketing and Tudor Collegiate Strategies recently conducted a survey of more than 31,000 High School Seniors nationwide. They conducted the survey online and using social media. Here is a link to the actual survey: Class of 2021 Fall Survey The survey results to date have shown that Forty-seven percent of all high school seniors, Read More

The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on the college admissions process, increasing confusion and stress. Dale Troy of Crush College Stress and Michelle McAnaney of The College Spy will teach parents (and students) of college bound students how to navigate the admissions process with as little stress as possible. Please share with your students and Read More

Lynn O’Shaughnessy of The College Solution does a great job of putting out useful College planning information for students, parents and counselors. She had been getting a lot of questions about how COVID-19 is upending and affecting the college admissions process so she put together a nice Q&A with Robert Massa, who has worked for Read More

It happens. A blip on the transcript. A semester or year of low grades. The reasons are endless: divorce, sickness, mental illness, homelessness, death of a parent or sibling, an abusive relationship, caretaking responsibilities, addiction, etc. And then the student pulls through, finds her strength and resilience and her grades go back up. But, her Read More