Not everyone has heard of CLEP, but the 50-year-old program is gaining traction with high school students. The College Level Examination Program (CLEP), offered by The College Board, is a series of 30+ credit-bearing exams which test learners of all ages on college freshman-level subjects; passing scores on the exams are accepted for credit by Read More

How do they get to know a college from afar when most colleges have suspended all on-campus visits through the fall semester? How do students, families, and college counselors get a better feel, vibe or insight into campus life directly from the current student community? Typically, when you choose a book or movie to read Read More

Google the phrase “assembly line education” and you’ll see that, for decades, folks have likened our education system to an assembly line in a factory. In some ways, this is a very useful metaphor. It highlights the regimented way that we expect students to develop, setting up a fair critique of our education system as Read More

Are your students forgetting things? Missing deadlines? That’s not uncommon. We see this every year. On the college essay. And we can’t blame COVID. Kids are kids. They need reminders during normal times, too. To address this issue, we give our students a schedule before we start working together. It helps keep them on track, so they don’t Read More

Unless you’ve had to fumble your own way through the college search process recently (as a student or as a parent), you might be tempted to discount stories of students graduating with crazy-high student debt as silly financial decisions made by naive folks. After all (you might ask), how could someone come out of college Read More

Mint.com has put together a nice list of 9 TED Talks that every College Graduate should listen to. They cover Life, Money & Career Success. Here is a link to each of the 9 talks: How to get better at the things you care about Why the secret to success is setting the right goals Read More

Junior Achievement and the PMI Educational Foundation recently conducted a survey of 1,000 2020 graduating seniors to see how COVID-19 has affected their college plans. They used Wakefield Research to conduct the survey between May 21-29, 2020. A total of 1,000 students were surveyed. Survey findings include: Roughly half (49%) of Class of 2020 graduating Read More

We appreciate all that you do for students. Please support the following schools (our advertisers) as they are here to help your students. Below are links that provide information on what they are doing to support students during the COVID-19 crisis, current schedules and any specific updates for their campuses.  Baylor Institute for Air Science Read More

Normally, there are many ways for high school students to bolster their resumes and prepare for college application season: playing team sports, being active in school clubs, working in after-school jobs or summer internships, attending college fairs and touring campuses, to name a few. During the current pandemic, however, most of these traditional opportunities have Read More

Many Colleges & Universities have postponed classes due to COVID-19 and a number have even announced that they will be going online only for the remainder of the semester. Your Seniors who are still in the midst of visiting Colleges and determining which College they will attend are definitely feeling a lot of angst. NACAC Read More