Tips & Tools for the College Search

The college application process can feel daunting to anyone, never mind sixteen- or seventeen-year-olds trying to balance their social lives, romance lives, and . . . oh yeah, high school grades. That’s why it’s important that you, their family, step in and partner with them through this life-changing process. Here is a short list of …

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We live in a world full of data. Everything from our name and age to our food preferences is stored in a vault or in a cloud, on some sort of server somewhere, waiting to be retrieved and pinged across the world for reasons as simple as signing in to our email account or as …

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Essays, recommendations, SATs, transcripts—getting all of these college application materials together by mid-December is no easy task. So why in the world would you want to aim for extra-early “early action” (EA) or “early decision” (ED) deadlines? The short answer is that, for the right type of student, there are benefits to applying early. For …

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Please note: this page previously hosted an article with advice about whether to take the SAT Subject Tests. In lieu of this article, we redirect you to this link: https://blog.collegeboard.org/January-2021-sat-subject-test-and-essay-faq from College Board.

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So you’ve done the research, narrowed your list, and emerged with one—or two, or three—top schools. These are your dream schools, or at least the ones you want to attend the most. The ones where you can envision yourself walking across campus, wind in your hair, smile on your face, synapses strengthening with every class, …

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As the parent of a college-bound student, you want to do everything in your power to get your child to the school of their dreams. And while there is a fine line between “helping” them and “taking over,”

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