Author: Staff Writer

There is a certain warmth that comes from finding a place where you truly belong. It is like a well-worn book that opens perfectly to your favorite chapter. In my…

The silence in the kitchen was heavy as the envelope sat on the table. For months, this family had chased a single number on a magazine list, believing that a…

Discussing resale value is a common practice when buying a car or a home, yet we rarely apply this mindset to a college education. In my seventeen years as a…

The shift toward digital application portals and cloud-based review systems has significantly reduced the carbon footprint of the college application process. By eliminating millions of paper forms and physical mailings,…

The pursuit of a better life through education is a timeless human endeavor. For generations, students and their families have looked toward college as a gateway to opportunity, growth, and…

Choosing the right college environment can lead to significant long-term savings by ensuring a student stays on track to graduate in four years. When a student is unhappy in their…

When I am not reviewing transcripts or helping families navigate the FAFSA, I spend a lot of time in my garden. Every spring, I have to prune my rose bushes….

Focusing on bold designs in transition planning is the only way to ensure the hard work of the college application process actually results in a student sitting in a classroom…

Discussing durability myths is a vital part of my work as a college planning expert. Many families believe that a student’s academic record must be a perfect, unbroken line of…

I remember sitting in a quiet kitchen with a family last fall. The student, a bright high school senior named Leo, was staring at a list of twenty colleges. His…