Recently I got a request from a client to review their transcript and provide advice regarding the chances of their child successfully completing their undergraduate course of study. They wanted me to identify pitfalls that might prevent them...
READ MOREIn an article written by Brennan Barnard, author of the book, “The Truth about College Admission: A Family Guide to Getting In and Staying Together;” he attempts to educate parents and students about how and where to find the truth...
READ MOREI have worked with students between the age of 14 and 22 since becoming a student aid in high school. One thing I never tire of witnessing is the development of young minds as they begin to connect parts of their lives that seem very different...
READ MOREFor years I thought the secret to making good post-high school plans was to get the student focused early. Slowly but surely helping them hone skills, become more responsible and exposing them to good learning experiences seemed to be the key...
READ MOREAbilene Christian University is in Abilene, Texas. The city resides in both Taylor and Jones Counties. Abilene had a population of 117,063 at the 2010 census but in 2017 the estimated metropolitan population was 170,219. The school opened in 1906...
READ MOREI am about the furthest thing from a FAFSA guru there is but sometimes I can puzzle out a solution to a problem. It didn’t take much time while scanning the FAFSA worksheet to realize that a tremendous amount of that same information is required...
READ MOREIn a recent US News and World Report article, Josh Moody shines a light into the otherwise dark and confusing landscape of college admissions. The article states a widely known fact, “data drives everything.” The surprising thing for most high...
READ MORE“Commercial college rankings like U.S. News and World Report have an unhealthy grip on the culture of college admission in this country and around the world. Unfortunately, these subjective and flawed lists not only dictate policy and practice at...
READ MOREThe older we get, the more frequently we step back and look at what has been accomplished in our lives. Hopefully, there will be more moments that we are proud of than there are regrets. I consider myself one of the luckiest people on the planet...
READ MOREAs we near the end of application season every year the thought comes to mind, “now I have seen it all.” Every year my seniors prove me wrong. Once we agreed on the final list of colleges for this student; as a courtesy, I added to the list all...
READ MORERemember back in school when you didn’t know the answer to a test question, and you left it blank. What did the teacher tell you every time that happened? “Don’t leave it blank. Put something; guess if you have to but don’t leave a question...
READ MORENo one is surprised anymore to hear that colleges need to change a lot of things about the way they do business. Brandon Busteed is a specialist on this very topic and has hit upon a change that few people might have considered to be high on the...
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