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College Planning Priorities for Freshmen
Soon-to-be freshmen, we mean you! Tackle your first-year college planning priorities. I can hear you now, "Hang on, I don't even know how to find my...
Surprising Sophomore Lessons on the Power of College Campus Visits
Visit college campuses often. And visit early. If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it 1000 times. Freshmen and sophomores? Do you think it’s too early...
College Campus Visits Student Perspective
For spring break, our high-school junior son, Joe, and I visited five campuses in three cities. It was planes, trains & automobiles, with a dash...
The Rocky Road Still Gets You There
During my son Jack’s junior year of high school, the two of us took a trip to visit colleges. While we were in Boston, we walked the Freedom Trail,...
Add College Campus Visits to Your Spring Break Bucket List
Adding a campus visit to your spring break travel plans can be fun and productive, even if you have never visited a college and college application...
Liberal Arts Colleges Explained and Thoughts on College Fit
Are you conducting your college search to find the right fit? Recently, US News and World Report ran an article by a reporter named Josh Moody with...
Your Campus Visit Bullet Journal and How To Use It
Stop! Before you read this, check out our new Campus Visit Bullet Journal, which you can download, print and use for campus visits. Okay, now resume...
College Search Help and How To Decide If You Need It
On the east and west coasts, many college-bound families hire a professional college planner for college search help. In fact, the question isn’t...
Freshman Year of College Realities from One Mom’s Perspective
Jack shared his freshman year of college realities. You can read it here. Now it's my turn. Overall, this post is less a chronology than it...