SAT & Collegeboard change scoring parameters for better

Good news for everyone (except current High School Seniors) The College Board announced yesterday that starting in March 2009, SCORE choice will be back! This means that from that point on, anyone who is NOT a senior will be able to pick and choose exactly which SAT I...

Top 10 rules for selecting your college/university

1. Never make your final college selection without visiting at least your top two or three choices. No matter how well you think you know a college or university, you can learn a lot (good or bad) by spending a few hours on campus, including whether or not the college...

Why settle for crumbs when you can have the whole pie

Cave Creek, Arizona – To many times parents put all their proverbial eggs in the “I hope my kid wins the full ride scholarship” basket. I hate to burst your bubble but it ‘ain’t gonna happen’ for most families. You may even read this and say, “I’m not most families…”...

Ideas to Make the College Admission Process Easier

1) Apply to 6 to 8 colleges, minimum. One of the things that we have found is that it does no good to apply to so few colleges that you don’t get admitted anywhere or admitted to only 1 or 2. You don’t need to apply to 30 different colleges, and in fact,...

Parents are sitting on ticking time bomb

N Phoenix – The class of 2009 doesn’t have much time. Parents of High School Juniors who will be graduating in 09 are facing huge financial issues, as well as choosing the best-fit school for their kids. In a very short few months your High School Junior is...