by admin | March 30, 2018 | Choosing a college, College applications | 0 Comments

“I got rejected from my reach schools and my targets. I didn’t even get into my safeties. Help!” Millions of high school students breathed a sigh of relief upon receiving their acceptance notifications in the past few weeks. But others have been left empty-handed,...

by admin | February 19, 2018 | Choosing a college, College applications, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Dear Student, If you consider yourself a “liberal nerd,” Reed College could be a great fit for you. (Students looking to join a fraternity and/or play football should probably look elsewhere.) If you’ve been eyeing some of the most well-known and prestigious colleges,...

by admin | January 6, 2018 | Choosing a college, College applications, College essays, Early decision and early action for college applications, Financial aid for college, Transition to college, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

If you feel stressed and overwhelmed by the college application process, you are not alone. Many students (and parents) feel this way. Fortunately, the secret to getting admitted isn't simply to do more and more activities; it's finding one thing you can do really...

by admin | December 30, 2017 | autism, Choosing a college, College applications, College special accommodations, Transition to college | 0 Comments

Sometimes when high school students have depression, anxiety, ADHD, LD or autism, they obtain special accommodations such as extra time on tests. These conditions may be part of an IEP, 504 plan or other arrangement with the local school district. In other cases,...

by admin | December 26, 2017 | ADHD, autism, Choosing a college, College applications, College special accommodations, Special needs accommodations in college for LD, Transition to college | 0 Comments

Long before starting to select a list of colleges, it's important to assess whether a student is ready to go to college in the first place. Students who continue to live at home and attend a vocational school or community college will have a less abrupt transition,...

by admin | December 19, 2017 | Choosing a college, College applications, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Brown University The seventh-oldest college in the U.S., Brown is a coed Ivy League school in Providence, RI with 6,200 undergrads, 2,000 graduate students and nearly 500 med school students. Among the Ivies, Brown is generally considered the most liberal and...

by admin | December 18, 2017 | Choosing a college, Transition to college, Women's colleges | 0 Comments

Smith College Smith is a 147-acre women’s college in Northampton, MA with 2,500 undergraduates hailing from 48 states and 73 countries. Like Brown University, Smith boasts an open curriculum; as a women’s college, it is also very LGBT-friendly. Rather than living in...

by admin | December 17, 2017 | Choosing a college, College applications, Demonstrated interest in college, Transition to college, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

College is the springboard to a career and adult life, and it can take up four (or more) years of a young person's life. It's an incredibly important decision. Many students start their college search and application process in earnest during the summer...

by admin | December 16, 2017 | Choosing a college, College applications, College essays, Demonstrated interest in college, Early decision and early action for college applications, Transition to college | 0 Comments

You already know that colleges place a great deal of importance on tests scores, grades and extracurricular activities. But some colleges also look at a factor known as "demonstrated interest." This means a student has shown through his/her actions a true desire to...