College planning is fraught with little-understood concepts that parents and students need to understand in order to choose the best school for their family situation. One of the most important and least understood aspects of college planning is the Expected Family Contribution or EFC. The EFC is an index number of a family’s ability to […]
COVID-19’S INFLUENCE As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to impact daily life, high school seniors face a dilemma. The pandemic will drastically change the way many colleges function during the upcoming fall and perhaps the spring semesters. Some schools will be entirely online, while others might require masks, or have some restrictions on extracurriculars. The uncertainty
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I’ve met a lot of families that make significant mistakes in the college planning process—making up their minds before knowing the facts, or falling in love with the first school that accepts them. Unfortunately, that can be costly. Because college is such an expensive game, you mustn’t let an emotional connection to a particular school
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EARLY DECISION (ED) DEADLINES ARE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER (NOVEMBER 1 OR 15). BUT DOES EARLY DECISION APPLY TO YOU? Let’s review the four types of college applications and their requirements and deadlines. The four types of college application deadlines are regular decision (RD), early action (EA), early decision (ED), and rolling admissions (RA). All
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Let’s review the four types of college application options and their requirements and deadlines The four types of college application options are early decision (ED), early action (EA), regular decision (RD), and rolling admissions (RA). All have different requirements and different, but critical, deadlines. If your application is stellar, but not submitted on time, it’s likely never to be
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