Strategies to follow after colleges tell a senior `no’ This wasn’t supposed to happen. But every year as high school seniors anxiously wait for "thick or thin" envelopes, a small percentage of students are left with no choices at all. First, reread the letters carefully. Perhaps     Continue Reading...

You thought the stress was behind you. But the fat envelopes have arrived and now it’s decision time. Does the campus you previously described as cozy now seem stifling? Does leaving on a plane leave you anxious? If you receive more than one college acceptance letter you may be facing a tough     Continue Reading...

At this time of year, colleges notify applicants in one of three ways — accept, deny (college-speak for rejected) or wait-list. Being placed on the wait-list means your acceptance hinges on how many students decide to go elsewhere, freeing up space in the freshman class. Since colleges know     Continue Reading...

For many high school seniors, these final few months of the school year are their idea of heaven. The pressure is off because they know where they’re going to college next fall. While they still need to show up at school, they think the grades don’t really count, so they hang out with     Continue Reading...