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What You Need to Know Before College

Posted March 6, 2014, 4:00 pm by Andrew Belasco

In their quest for acceptance, college applicants often fail to see the bigger picture. They obsess over “getting in,” while ignoring current realities about the value and role of an...

Parents’ Role in the College Process: 5 Things We Will Do Differently

Posted March 4, 2014, 4:00 pm by Randi Mazzella

My older daughter jokes that she is our parenting “guinea pig”—we test out everything on her. It is true. With the first child, it is always about trial and error....

Parents’ Role in the College Process: 5 Things We Did Right

Posted March 3, 2014, 6:00 pm by Randi Mazzella

Going through the college process with my older daughter was nerve wracking and stressful. Although she is currently a happy freshmanat the college she selected, looking back (and ahead, as...

Out-of-State Applicant: Advantage or Disadvantage?

Posted March 1, 2014, 4:00 pm by Andrew Belasco

It is common knowledge that private colleges and universities are typically eager to recruit out-of-state applicants in order to help enhance the geographic diversity of their freshman classes. However, many...

The Value of Experiential Learning

Posted February 27, 2014, 2:19 pm by Customer Service

The teenage years are characterized by curiosity, development, and experimentation. Traditionally, high school classes and extracurricular activities help foster these traits and aid teenage success inside the classroom and out....

Do Standardized Tests Measure Academic Success?

Posted February 26, 2014, 4:00 pm by Suzanne Shaffer

Like it or not, standardized tests are here to stay. Even though there are test-optional schools that don’t require you to submit scores, most colleges still use them as a...