(Forbes) By Willard Dix — I applied to college way back in the dark ages of pens and pencils, paper forms, snail mail and phones with cords and dials. There wasn’t much to it, really: My classmates and I took the SAT once, grimaced at our scores, kept our grades up and applied to college […]
Read More »(North Jersey Record) By Deena Yellin — Student requests for extra time, more breaks or a quieter room when taking the SAT have doubled over the past five years, according to the College Board, which administers the test. That upward trend for these requests — known as accommodations — is likely to continue as the number of children […]
Read More »(US News) By Farran Powell — With new federal financial aid changes in effect this year, colleges and universities are altering the way award letters are now handled. The change for the 2017-2018 school year comes after the Obama administration switched the tax year needed for filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, commonly called the FAFSA, the […]
Read More »(Washington Post) By Bruce Horovitz — Whatever you think you know about college costs, you’re wrong. It’s going to cost more. Lots more. For many families, college’s hidden costs will probably be a prime topic of discussion this Thanksgiving weekend, when students filter home – many for the first time since school started – for […]
Read More »(Forbes) By Willard Dix — Thousands of eager students are putting the finishing touches on their college applications this weekend (or so their parents and counselors fervently hope). All the pesky scores and grades have been swatted down like gnats into their little squares. The recommendations have been written or at least requested, and the […]
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