Early Admissions Game Changes

Posted on January 20, 2012 by admin
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With a sharp increase in the number of applicants, competition among those seeking early admission to college has increased accordingly.  That has even rippled into pushing Harvard, Princeton and University of Virginia back into offering early admission, which also had an affect on the process. Traditionally, students seek early entry into higher education for a number of reasons.  Some feel it gives them a better chance into getting accepted by a highly competitive school, while others simply want the process over faster if they get in to the school of their

Take It All In on a College Visit

Posted on January 20, 2012 by admin
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While some students will actually go spend the night on campus, attend a class or eat in the cafeteria, that's not the case for most as they visit potential colleges and universities. Numerous students will rely heavily on group visits to offer insight into college life. In reality, after transportation and food stops, the itinerary will be full in an attempt to get as many things done as possible. Yet, knowledge is all around for the taking. Everything from reading bulletin boards during a break or asking impromptu questions of the

Friendly Competition

Posted on December 8, 2011 by admin
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While a time of excitement for many students, the college admissions process can be stressful and could become competitive among your college-bound seniors. Anything from standardized scores and number of acceptances, to financial aid packages and scholarships suddenly become a measurement of how well they've done in high school and emotions can start to show. Some of your students and their friends will also get excited about the possibility of attending the same school and enjoying the college experience together. What they don't realize is that this can also

Technology and College Life

Posted on November 5, 2011 by admin
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Generation Z, also known as the Internet Generation, are those students born after the takeoff of mass technology and can't remember life without texting, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. Things that many educators have had to learn in the past two decades, today's college students find as commonplace. This presents challenges for higher education institutions to provide communication and even classroom experiences that combine all aspects of available technology to which these students are accustomed. Yet, a recent New York Times article suggests that incoming students want technology once they are on

Modern Housing vs. Traditional Dorms

Posted on November 4, 2011 by admin
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For decades, new college students arrived on campus to large dormitories with gender-specific floors and rooms that had a twin bed, old desk, generic cabinet and a closet for each student that lived in the room. These students congregate in central centers to do everything from watch movies and study to shower and do laundry. Many colleges feel so strongly about this part of 'the college experience' that they require underclassmen to live on campus. In recent years, schools have decided to stray from that model and offer more modern

What Will You See at a College Tour?

Posted on May 30, 2011 by admin
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Most high school guidance counselors will speak to the best and brightest students in the senior class, telling them about going on college tours so that they can choose the right school for their education as well as their psychological and emotional growth and development. But, as a high school student or the parent of one, you might wonder what is actually seen on these college tours. That might differ from the school and the program of choice, but there are a

Should Parents Go to the Campus Visit With their Prospective College Student?

Posted on May 23, 2011 by admin
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When it is time for the soon to be college student to start touring campuses, the question will arise: should the parents come or not? That question might be a difficult one to answer because there are so many other questions that need to be answered first. If the school is quite a distance away and the young adult has never been away from home, they might be more comfortable with a trusted adult, even if they would prefer not taking their parents. In the case of a student

International Students – Make the Most of a Campus Visit

Posted on May 16, 2011 by admin
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When an international student decides to come to the United States to study, there are a number of things that have to be considered. While every student has some fairly universal concerns about their education and their experience at the school, the student who is coming from another country will have additional concerns as well. Those concerns should be addressed during the campus visit to make sure that the school of choice is actually the right one. While all of

College Tips – Make the Most of Your College Education

Posted on May 9, 2011 by admin
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During your senior year of high school is the time that you should start making some considerations and decisions about your future. One of the biggest and possibly hardest decisions that you will make is about which college you would like to attend. But, once you choose the college, your decision process is not over and done with. You will need to choose a major and whether or not you want to live on campus or attend a school that

Sending Kids to College Involves More than Just a Kiss and a Wave Goodbye

Posted on April 25, 2011 by admin
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It's taken 12 long years of hard work, but your teenager is finally going to graduate from high school. Now the real work begins, and students will either go directly into the work force or go on to further their education, which of course is the hope of most parents and teachers. There is so much involved in sending kids off to college, and it is a lot more than giving them a kiss and waving goodbye. In fact, much of the work involved actually comes before the student