Jeff Levy wrote this excellent explanation of the two dominant methodologies used by colleges to determine how much your family can afford to pay for college.

Now that those early action decisions are coming, you may be seeing financial award letters that differ in format from one college to another, making comparing the bottom line cost of attendance (COA) hard to decipher. The U.S. Department of Education has a tool to help you compare apples to apples instead of apples to oranges. This PDF is available

Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York, has an Engineering & Management program that should appeal to students who want to pursue STEM but still maintain and build their people skills.  The Clarkson campus is located in Upstate New York, near the Adirondack Mountains and situated along the Raquette River. Director of E&M Michelle Crimi said that even though it gets

Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York, has an Engineering & Management program that should appeal to students who want to pursue STEM but still maintain and build their people skills.  The Clarkson campus is located in Upstate New York, near the Adirondack Mountains and situated along the Raquette River. Director of E&M Michelle Crimi said that even though it gets

The pandemic has upended the process of applying to college. Four college admissions officers spoke in late November about how the pandemic has changed admissions and how students can navigate this new landscape. Stefanie Niles of Ohio Wesleyan University, Robert Alexander of the University of Rochester, Anika Olsen of Northern Arizona University, and Rachelle Hernandez of the University of Texas

Jeff Selingo is the smartest guy I know of when it comes to college admissions, and you can be sure that his advice is as up-to-date and well-researched as it gets. Here’s what he wrote after the release this September of his book Who Gets In and Why: A Year Inside College Admissions: Over the last month, I’ve led more than

Helpful hint: It’s a 50-minute video, but if you go to settings and change the playback speed to 1.5, you get through it in less time. Plus, it’s funny to hear them talking fast (hee hee hee).

The PSAT/NMSQT has traditionally been important for juniors who score high enough to merit scholarships. After all, “NMSQT” stands for National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.” Fortunately, the January administration of the PSAT–added only for this Covid-impacted year–will still be figured into the scholarship eligibility. Usually, the test occurs only in October. Revised Test Dates We have revised some of the

This year more and more schools went test optional, at least for the class of 2021. With so many SAT and ACT tests getting canceled and with so few seats available in upcoming administrations, students haven’t had access to the tests. Some haven’t had even fr one shot, let alone three or more to get the highest super score possible.

NCAA Eligibility Center announces flexibility in initial eligibility for 2021-22 Changes address uncertainty caused by COVID-19 August 17, 2020 11:00amMichelle Brutlag Hosick Students who initially enroll full time during the 2021-22 academic year and intend to play NCAA Division I or II athletics will not be required to take a standardized test to meet NCAA initial-eligibility requirements. ”Given the continuing