“Because it’s a good school.” We hear this response almost daily in our offices when we ask students why they’ve chosen to apply to specific colleges. The silence that follows our next question – “What makes it good?” – speaks volumes about the crisis we face in college admissions today. As high school counselors, we’ve Read More
American transportation systems, infrastructure and community amenities have all benefitted from public-private partnerships, which are contractual agreements between a governmental entity and a commercial one. But there’s something much simpler and easier to initiate that benefits college-bound students and their families: an informal public-private collaboration. Whether a student is in a public or private high Read More
Back by popular demand is a free Deadline Hotline for students and their supporters to Zoom in for last minute questions before submitting early college applications. Thanks to a collaboration between Coalition for College, Scoir, and College Guidance Network (CGN), on Wednesday, October 30th from 6:00-9:00 pm ET, kind volunteers from high school counseling offices, Read More
When responding to the “Why this college?” question, it is important to convey that you are not just applying for the sake of applying – they want students that want them. Colleges care about “yield,” which is the percentage of students that actually choose to attend the college, out of the total number who are Read More
The College Spy is offering a new webinar on October 17th. It’s called, 3 Tips for Navigating Your College Major. There are so many benefits to knowing your major before you enter college! Making the decision early can save you time and money. Additionally, teens who know what they want to study in college have Read More
Are any of your students trying to organize their thoughts on which College they would like to attend? Going Merry has created a nice worksheet your students can use to include information about each College on their target list and make quick comparisons. It’s a nice templated they can use to store all the information Read More
If you have any students interested in attending a Christian college, there are more than 125 fairs scheduled this fall where they can meet many representatives from these institutions and find out about those schools. The dates are listed here: https://www.findyourchristiancollege.com/college-fairs and the search function allows searches by state.
Education Dive took a look at the trends in college consolidation since 2016. They analyzed mergers, acquisitions and other consolidation since 2016 at public and private institutions here. Here is a summary they provided (also see their post linked above for a US map showing these as well as further information on each specific college) Read More
Ready or not, the college application season has begun. Early or not is often the question. I know I’m not the only one who feels the college application process seems to be creeping earlier each year. There used to be uniformity among colleges and their deadlines. For the most part, applications were due in January Read More
Colleges and universities that use the CSS Profile to assess eligibility for financial aid are often overlooked by families because they think the schools are too selective, too expensive and too stingy with aid. Unfortunately, many college-bound students and their families are avoiding these Ivies, small Ivies, public Ivies and an assortment of small, private colleges to Read More
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