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College 101: It’s never too early to tour

Hi J.D. “the College Guy” here with words of wisdom from a High Schooler! College 101: It’s never too early to tour By Betsy Graves | UV class of 2011 When I first started touring colleges, I thought I knew exactly what I wanted. I was looking for a place where...

Best college athletics programs

(Based on most wins and titles held) Best College Athletics Programs College sports fans can easily keep up with who’s No. 1 (or close, at least) in their favorite sport. But which NCAA programs do the best job overall in terms of keeping the fans satisfied? Texas get...

Big SAT polilcy change

By U.S. News & World Report Magazine Attention, high school juniors: Starting next spring, you can determine which of your SAT scores a college gets to see. The College Board’s current policy is that if you send one score to a school, that colleges also...

College Cost Reduction & Access Act: effective today

Lower college loan rates start today. Yahoo! We all know the benefits of a college degree, now it becomes slightly affordable as federal legislation laws kicks in for the start of the new school year. The College Cost Reduction and Access Act initiates lower interest...

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...

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…”...