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author: debbie schwartz

debbie schwartz
debbie schwartz is the founder of road2college, a website with unbiased information on college admissions and financing. she likes to focus on helping families understand how to use data to better research and target colleges that are more affordable. debbie has an mba and worked in financial services before turning her attention to the college admissions process. besides college admissions and numbers, she’s a longtime yogini and loves tennis!

  • the best napping techniques

    as a second semester senior, i can proudly say that i am a professional napper. i take one nearly every day! but even for non-seniors, i believe that naps are very important, especially when you have a lot of work and/or have to pull an all-nighter. when i used to nap, i would wake up…

  • blank space: strategies & traps in sentence completion

    the english language contains over a million words, but you’re not expected to know them all. for this part of the exam, is it in your best interest to be well-read and have a solid vocabulary? of course, but you also need problem-solving skills that are specific to this task. while vocab lists are important,…

  • wait, i’m wait-listed? – some faq’s about what to do

      receiving a spot on a wait list can put you in one of the most precarious situations during the college acceptance season. there really is no clear-cut explanation for what it entails, and more often than not the notifications read like some ex-boyfriend’s way of letting you down easy. so if you, like many…