On August 9, a Denver radio station interviewed me about college fairs, paying for college, and the college admissions process. A podcast of the interview is available on the station's website. To access the podcast, scroll down to August 9, 2014, hour 1. The segment starts around 4:15 (4 minutes, 15 seconds).
On Tuesday, August 12, career development specialist Danielle Menditch, MSW, will be offering a free workshop for high school and college students and their parents. Entitled "Using Reverse Engineering to Discover Your Educational Path," the workshop will help participants explore their educational options (majors, minors, and various areas of study) from a different [...]
When I was in high school, one of my favorite things about summer break was that it afforded me the time and opportunity to read for pleasure, a hobby that frequently got pushed to the back burner during the school year. A voracious reader, I spent many summer days engrossed in a book, [...]
As explained in my March 11 blog post, the College Board will introduce a redesigned SAT in 2016. This month, ACT announced that it, too, will be making changes, though they are not nearly as extreme as those being made to the SAT. The new SAT will incorporate changes to both the test's [...]
It goes without saying that high school students with higher grades generally have a better chance of getting into college. But getting good grades in high school also improves one's chances of earning more money in his or her career. A recent study by researchers at the University of Miami found that [...]
I recently had an article published on Road2College.com. The article is aimed at students and parents, and it addresses common misconceptions about the college preparation process. You can read the article here.
If you are a high school freshman or younger, the SAT you'll eventually take will be quite different from the one that's now in existence. Last week, the College Board, which produces and administers the SAT, announced that it will begin offering a revamped version of the test in 2016. The changes [...]
That is the question that Debbie Stier, a mother of two from Irvington, New York, set out to answer. When her eldest son was a sophomore in high school, Stier decided that, in order to motivate him to begin studying for the SAT, she would study for it herself. Her [...]
As explained in my January 17 blog post, I recently conducted a webinar on the college search process. The topics I covered included the following: myths vs. realities in the college admissions process factors students should consider in their college search finding a college that’s a “good fit” what colleges look for [...]
On Thursday, January 23, at 11:00 a.m Mountain Time, I'll be conducting a webinar on how to begin the college search process. Topics will include: myths vs. realities in the college admissions process factors students should consider in their college search finding a college that's a "good fit" what colleges [...]
