category: college admissions

  • what should you discuss during your college interview?

    here’s a great blog post from our new friends over at nextstepu! check it out: fall is here and that means it is college application time! if you’re planning on scheduling a college interview, you might be a little nervous. to put you at ease, here’s a list of things to talk about during the…

  • making the most of the college fair season

    here’s a great guest post from our friends over at welcome to college: fall is a busy time of year for both students and those who work in college admissions. as students figure out their classes for the semester, admissions folks are launching into their fall travel. this means that admissions counselors from colleges and…

  • 5 easy ways for undergrads to reduce the need for student loans

    david bakke is a writer for the popular personal finance website, money crashers, where he shares tips for saving money and getting ahead with education, careers, and small business. the cost of college is skyrocketing. one year at a public institution currently averages $22,261 according to the college board, and private school is basically double…

  • 5 tips to writing the perfect college application essay

    a guest post from our friends at grammarly.com–enjoy! 🙂 for those of you studying for your sats, all the best, and remember, if you are not satisfied with your scores the first time round, you can take the test again. hurray for second (and third) chances, i say. what you don’t get a second chance…