A new set of rankings for colleges has just been have released. Payscale has compared the return on investment (ROI) for over 800 colleges and has posted the study on their website Average-cost-for-college-ROI. . With the high cost attending private colleges families are clearly questioning whether it’s worth the investment. We are certianly hearing that more and more in our offices and understand as well as appreciate the appropriateness of the question. While useful as one of the factors in ... more >>

7 Things You Need to Know About Sports Scholarships

While being an athlete is certainly an asset to any college application, don’t play sports just for the scholarship money, which is likely to be less than you expect. Play for the love of the game.

Distinctive Bacteria in Autistic Kids\' Guts Could Enable Urine Test for Autism

Hopeful news for parents of autistic children. Being able to diagnose autism earlier means that treatment can start sooner. Studies show that the treatment for autism is most successful when started early.

Many test prep centers are offering free SAT and ACT practice test sessions throughout the summer and there are many reasons why students should take advantage of this opportunity. Like a dress rehearsal, these sessions replicate the real testing environment as students sit in a room with other students and take the test following the standard protocol.

Through exposure to real test questions, when the time comes for the official test, students should feel more confident going into ... more >>

Recalling when summer meant a break from stress

Exams are finished, the next SAT isn’t until the fall, and there’s nothing to do for the next three months except sleep late, read trashy novels, and hang out with friends. Unless you’re like many of our clients and have summer days filled with internships, college visits, and resume building volunteer work. Our message to you – keep busy, keep happy, and, above all, keep balanced. Summer is the time to explore new ... more >>

UC Riverside Commencement Speech

Although I tend to find graduations to be rather tedious, drawn-out affairs, I do like to read commencement speeches. Usually erudite, often witty, a great graduation speaker is able to give important advice or perspective to the graduating class. In her commencement speech at UC Riverside, Lynda Resnick gives 7 suggestions for a life well-led.

Gender Gap for the Gifted in City Schools

I’m always disheartened to hear how gender gaps persist in schools, despite on-going research. It turns out that today’s classrooms may favor girls because the emphasis is on literacy and testing – things girls tend to excell at, rather than on math and spatial relationships – those things that boys typically do better with.

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Summer opportunities abound for high school students and this can be the perfect time to take classes, explore career interests, hone athletic skills or become involved in volunteer work.

As with all extracurricular activities, how a student chooses to spend their vacation time reveals a great deal about their passions, talents and leadership skills. Students should carefully choose what it is that they want to do with an eye not toward “resume building” but to finding ... more >>

I truly don’t know what to say to my clients when they receive the dreaded letter telling them they’ve been denied admission to their first choice college. I know I could say that some wonderful schools have admitted them, that thousands of other students are sharing their pain, that years from now their misery will be a distant memory, or that they will come through this experience and be all the stronger for it. But, while all these ... more >>

For most seniors, college applications will be complete and in the mail by the end of this month and the long, sometimes arduous, hopefully rewarding process of applying will be finished. Almost.

While the lion’s share of the work is done, there are still some important details to attend to.

First and foremost, remember that you are not “in” college until you walk through the doors on the first day of school. To make sure that accepted students remain focused on their ... more >>