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Net Price Calculator – New tool to help families plan for college
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Valerie spoke with Kim Insley at KARE 11 this morning about this important new development in higher education. Total cost? Net cost? How to get a clearer picture of this muddied topic? Learn about the new federal mandate requiring colleges … Continue reading
What do the numbers 457 and 38 have to do with college advising?
This week I read a post on the US News and World Report blog. There’s some great advice about how students can make the most of the time they get to spend talking with their school counselors about their college … Continue reading
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Admissions Letters begin to appear in Minneapolis mailboxes!
Early letters from schools like Muhlenberg, St. Olaf, Wash U and Vandy have arrived in the mailboxes of our Minneapolis families. Congratulations to all! Once you have all of your acceptances and financial aid/scholarship offers, it will be DECISION time. … Continue reading
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College Admissions Statistics – What do they mean for you?
84% of students apply to fewer than 7 colleges. What should your number be? 21% of students are denied admission to their first choice college. What good is a first choice college? Of those admitted to their first choice school, … Continue reading
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How far would you go to take your ACT?
I read an interesting brief the other day in this week’s issue of Bloomberg Businessweek. Not typical reading for an Independent Educational Consultant, I know. Never know where you’re going to stumble on a bit of helpful information. The story … Continue reading
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College Transition Tips for Students and Parents
This morning, College Connectors consultant, Valerie Broughton, and Tim McNiff, KARE11, discussed what parents of freshmen can do to help their teens successfully move from home to college and what freshmen can do to help themselves successfully move from high … Continue reading
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Got Tests?
There’s a recent article in the New York Times discussing whether students should take/retake the ACT/SAT. There’s lots of information available about this issue. The college admissions consultants at College Connectors consider the testing piece of the admissions puzzle very … Continue reading
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Advice to Help Parents Help their College Freshmen
Labor Day – the day when summer vacation officially ends and the school year begins. No matter if school started 3 weeks ago, or two weeks from now, transitions surround Labor Day. Seniors are making final decisions about where to … Continue reading
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Fostering Adoption Law and College Expenses
Most people don’t know about Public Law 110-84: The Fostering Adoption to Further Student Achievement Act. This act became law as an amendment to the College Cost Reduction and Access Act. With all the talk about affordability of higher education … Continue reading
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Faculty Ask: Are Colleges Worth the Price of Admissions
There’s a new book coming out next month: Higher Education? How Colleges Are Wasting Our Money and Failing Our Kids – and What We Can Do About It. It receives high praise from its early reviewers. (Not surprising, since early … Continue reading
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