Where do you begin a college search? When you research colleges, you’re going to want to find schools that will provide your teenagers with an excellent education and get them out the door in four years. But how do you even start such a daunting college search? Scattered around my blog, I’ve written plenty about [...]
Jump Start Your Search for the Right Colleges
on April 16, 2011 in Admissions, Colleges, Evaluating Schools, Liberal Arts Colleges, Research, Universities
10 Things That Many High School Counselors Don't Know
on October 18, 2010 in Admissions, Financial aid, High school counselors, Money, Scholarships
I am sure that I ticked off a fair number of high school counselors yesterday when I wrote this post: Why High School Counselors Don’t Know Much About College I wanted to follow up with a list of things that the typical high school counselors doesn’t know. This list could have been much longer, but [...]
Top 10 Best College Websites
on June 19, 2010 in Academic quality, California universities, College Costs, Evaluating Schools, Financial aid, Ivy League, Liberal Arts Colleges, Money, Research, Student Loans, Universities
What are the best college websites in the country? I tried to answer that question earlier this week when I wrote my first college blog post for US News & World Report. In the post, I nominated my own favorite college websites which can be invaluable for finding colleges, researching schools, pinpointing the generosity of [...]
College Search: 6 Ways to Find the Right College
on April 12, 2010 in Admissions, Evaluating Schools, Research
Where do you begin a college search? When you research colleges, you’re going to want to find schools that will provide your teenagers with an excellent education and get them out the door in four years. But how do you even start such a daunting college search? Scattered around my blog, I’ve written plenty about [...]
Top 10 College Websites for Finding Great Schools
on January 11, 2010 in Academic quality, Academics, Admissions, California universities, College Costs, College rankings, Community colleges, Evaluating Schools, Financial aid, Ivy League, Liberal Arts Colleges, Money, Parents, Research, Scholarships, Universities
Want to research colleges, but not sure where to start? It’s no surprise. When I just typed “college” into Google, I got 634 million college websites. To make your job easier, I’m sharing wonderful websites that can help you assemble a great list of colleges. If you want to research specific colleges, here are my [...]
10 Things About College That High School Counselors Don't Know
on January 8, 2010 in Academics, Admissions, Financial aid, High school counselors, Money, Scholarships, Universities
Yesterday I wrote this provocative post: Why High School Counselors Don’t Know Much About College. Today I wanted to follow up with 10 things that the typical high school counselors doesn’t know. Here goes: 1. There are roughly 50 colleges and universities in the country that are no-loan schools, which means they meet a student’s [...]
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