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Answering Your College Questions

on May 7, 2012 in Admission practices, Admissions, Applying, Evaluating Schools, Research, SAT/ACT

Last week people posted questions on The College Solution’s Facebook page that I promised to answer after visiting a regional college conference in Reno. I started chipping away at the questions last week with these two posts: Answering Your SAT and ACT Questions The Realities of Merit Scholarship Facebook Questions Today I am answering questions [...]

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Answering Your SAT and ACT Questions

on May 4, 2012 in SAT/ACT

Earlier this week on my Facebook page, I asked folks to send me questions to ask college admission representatives at a Western college conference that I am attending. I got about three dozen questions from parents and I hope to answer as many as I can in upcoming posts. Today I’m going to start addressing [...]

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The Realities of Merit Scholarships

on May 3, 2012 in Admission practices, Admissions, Applying, Money, Scholarships

I am attending something called the Super ACAC conference this week in Reno, NV. It’s a rare combined meeting of three related organizations that cover California, the Pacific Northwest and much of the rest of the western United States. College admission administrators, high school counselors and independent college consultants are attending the conference. On my [...]

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Agonizing Before the Buzzer Rings

on May 1, 2012 in Admissions, Applying, Colleges, Liberal Arts Colleges, Money, Student Loans, Universities

The time for agonizing is over. It’s college decision day which means the parents of high school seniors have little time left before they must put down their college deposits. As the deadline loomed, I heard from families, who were stressed about their decisions and, in some cases, how they were going to pay the [...]

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An Awesome College Admission Success Story

on April 30, 2012 in Admission practices, Admissions, Applying, Colleges, Ivy League, Liberal Arts Colleges, Universities

May 1 is college decision day. That’s the day each year when many colleges and universities across the country require high school seniors to make a final decision about where they will attend school in the fall. Seniors must notify their No. 1 pick by putting down a deposit to secure their spot in the [...]

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Picking a Private College Loan: 8 Things You Need to Know

on April 27, 2012 in Money, Student Loans

If you possess excellent credit and intend to pay down a college loan fairly aggressively, taking out a private college loan can make sense. People with sterling credit can get better interest rates going this route than with the federal Parent PLUS Loan. Here are eight things to know about private college loans: 1. Check [...]

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