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Does Where You Go to School Matter to Employers?

on April 19, 2013 in Uncategorized

In my last post I wrote about a teenager who applied to five Ivy League schools and didn’t get in. Tufts University, the teen’s top choice, also rejected her. For all the teenagers out there who believe they must go to an elite school to ensure an excellent future, there is hope. I firmly believe [...]

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College Admission Heartbreak and Reality

on April 17, 2013 in Uncategorized

One way that I try to keep up with what’s happening in the higher-ed world is to belong to some LinkedIn Groups including one called College Counseling for the Rest of Us. Last week Michael Szarek, the group’s founder, who is an assistant vice president at Felician College and a college consultant in New Jersey, [...]

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50 Reasons Why You Don’t Need to Attend an Elite College

on August 3, 2012 in California universities, Colleges, Ivy League, Universities

The 2012-2013 college admission season hasn’t even officially started, but I’ve already been hearing from parents who are stressed about paying for elite schools that are on their teenagers’ lists. Some of these parents believe that they have an obligation to incur huge debt if their children get accepted into the most prestigious schools. Here’s [...]

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Busting the Ivy League Myth

on July 26, 2012 in College rankings, Colleges, Evaluating Schools, Ivy League, Research

Do you need to graduate from an Ivy League school or other ultra elite college to earn the highest salaries? Many families believe that graduates who can put a school like Princeton or Yale on their resume will fare significantly better financially than smart students who end up earning their degrees from elsewhere. In a [...]

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Getting Stiffed by Harvard

on April 3, 2012 in Admission practices, Admissions, Applying, College Costs, Financial aid, Money, Scholarships

I received an email from a mom over the weekend who was unhappy that her daughter, who beat the odds and got into an Ivy League school, didn’t receive a scholarship from the institution. Here is her note: Our annual household income is more than $750,000 –my daughter is admitted to Harvard – does that [...]

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Another Dreadful College List

on January 3, 2012 in Admission practices, Admissions, Applying

During the holidays, I wrote a post about a teenager, who has been applying to inappropriate universities. (At least in my opinion.) If you didn’t get a chance to read the post, here it is: Applying to the Wrong Universities I wanted to revisit this issue because I believe this is arguably the No. 1 [...]

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