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It’s a New Year! We often associate the New Year with making resolutions and goals to make ourselves better in some way for the coming year. It can be fun, and challenging, to commit to a goal and follow through. This year, we thought it would be helpful to encourage setting goals around college planning. […]

It seems like every day there is a new announcement about colleges adjusting their policies for admissions. Some of these changes can be helpful for students—making the process more straightforward or removing some requirements—but the immediate aftermath of the decision can still be confusing. People ask themselves: What if I am missing something? Have there […]

Navigating the New Era of College Admissions Tests: DIgital SAT, ACT, and CLT Explained There are few things more closely associated with the college application process than standardized tests. Loved by some, hated by others, standardized tests such as the SAT and ACT are viewed as a way to measure a prospective student’s academic capabilities […]

A college resume is similar to the professional resume adults use. Although most high school students have yet to hold professional jobs before graduating, if they have followed our advice, they have accrued service hours, extracurricular achievements, and maybe an internship or two. The college resume is the perfect place to highlight those experiences. The […]

After months of college research, campus visits, writing essays, and completing applications, admission decisions have started rolling in.  Seniors should feel a sense of relief knowing they have several options for the Fall. However, when students receive acceptance letters from multiple schools, they might begin to feel overwhelmed and scared the decision they make will […]

On January 16, 2024, Governor Phil Murphy signed a bill (A1181/S2054) to make completion of a financial aid application form a prerequisite to graduation for public high school and charter school students. What You Need to Know This new requirement will commence with the Class of 2025 (current high school juniors) and remain in effect […]

Every student knows the dread that comes with enrolling for new classes. There’s the hassle of trying to figure out which classes match graduation requirements and which classes a person’s friends are in. Then there’s the baggage that comes with preparing for college. Which classes are going to look best on an application? Is it […]

The FAFSA  The FAFSA stands for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. This federal form is often intimidating to families who have never completed it because it is the sole form determining government financial aid eligibility for the 17 million or so students in colleges and universities in the United States. The results of the […]

College is expensive—that much is obvious. According to the Education Data Initiative, the average cost for a student to go to a four-year college out of state can range from $44,000 to $55,000 per year. And each year the cost of tuition for public and private colleges goes up. Faced with these mounting costs, scholarships […]