Students will frequently visit a college campus and come home saying “it just felt right.” It can be challenging to get them to understand exactly what gave them such a positive vibe, but their intuitive sense shouldn’t be ignored. Feeling comfortable on a college campus is a key fit Continue Reading...
It’s the buzzword you keep hearing. It’s the question you keep asking – “Is this college a good fit?” But what does “fit” really mean? I break the fit concept into three major areas: social, academic and financial. (academic and social fit will be covered next week). To determine a Continue Reading...
When planning your campus visits for spring break, don’t fall into the overbooked trap of “If it’s Tuesday it must be Tulane.” Over-scheduling fosters frayed nerves and in the end, a far less productive trip. To get the most bang for their buck, families typically try to Continue Reading...
It’s almost time for spring break season. For many high school juniors that will mean loading up the minivan and heading out to visit college campuses. Many families believe in empowering their high school students during the college admissions process. However, the campus visit planning, often Continue Reading...
The Air Force Academy is ranked highly on some lists of top-performing colleges, including U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges 2009” rankings. We all recognize that college has gotten expensive, but an undergraduate college experience that costs $403,000 per Continue Reading...
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