News in Education
Annotated sources to inform and educate on the college process (listed oldest to newest)
Excellent overview on understanding college costs and strategies to pay for college. Via New York Times. Here.
Wonderful blog by Rick Clark, Assistant Vice Provost and Executive Director of Undergraduate Admission at Georgia Tech, on the admission process. Follow his blog posts for more!
Timely Washington Post article showing how important it is that students take the steps in self discovery and career discovery as part of the college application process. Carroll College Consulting guides students through this! (you must enter your email to read the article, sorry!)
New York Times piece about the role of ACT/SAT testing in college admissions. Test optional is confusing for students! I can help you work through the maze of information to decide what is the best plan for you!
Balanced reporting on the continuing debate of the role of standardized tests in college admissions from Inside Higher Ed.
Getting admitted to college without applying? Welcome to direct admit college admissions, via NYT
Perspectives on test optional admissions and the confusion it causes students in the application process, via Inside Higher Ed.
"Here’s an underappreciated fact about higher education in the United States: Most college students in the United States and its territories attend a public college or university that admits most or all applicants." Blog by James Murphy, Ed Reform Now.
The Common App Activity List can and should list family responsibilities. Here is more on this from The Hechinger Report.
College application terminology and acronyms are confusing! Thanks to our colleagues for sharing this directory
What is sticker price and how does it relate to what your family will pay for college? An article from Brookings.
Shopping for merit aid is not really a new trick (as this article headline indicates), but some ways to maximize merit aid are mentioned.
The U.S. Surgeon General writes about parents, and their kids, filled with worry in a world where they do not feel much community support.
NYT opinion writer laments about the focus in higher education on employable majors and activities.
