Why the Most Expensive College on Your List Might be the Best Deal: Financial Aid FAQs
By Jill Janofsky, Achieve College Counseling, LLC www.achievecollegecounseling.com Baltimore, MD The height of college application season comes with its own unique set of stressors, not the least of which is navigating financial aid and scholarship applications. I...Tips for the PSAT & How To Practice
What the PSAT Is and What to Know About the Exam The PSAT is good preparation for the SAT and may yield college scholarships for top scorers. By Josh Moody Oct. 6, 2021, at 9:29 U.S. News & World Report What to Know About the PSAT High enough marks on the...
PSAT Results Are Coming- What’s Next?
Preparing for the SAT or ACT Test- We Have Great Advice and Awesome Resources First, decide which test is best for you and only study for one. Colleges do not have a preference as to which test you take. Here are the differences, Click. Proctored, Practice Tests...
Visiting Colleges- Planning & Tips
Planning It is always a good idea to see a number of suitable colleges in the same geographic area. If you are going to a college that you are really interested in, ALWAYS go and visit another nearby You never know when you will get that “…ooooh this is...
Show Me The Money$- FAFSA, Loans, Need, Merit
Paying for college is an interesting maze to navigate. The MOST money you will ever get toward a college degree is from the institution itself in the form of financial aid (based on need) and merit aid (based on your application and attributes). Our goal is to help...Read more
“One of the best things about our academic collegiate system is that there is a college for everybody; the student will thrive in an appropriate college. And we know by now, that selective colleges do not guarantee financial or emotional success. Our mission is to help students find the appropriate colleges.”
Peggy Baker, M.Ed., CEP
We could not agree more. Our goal is to find the right FIT for your student and family: academically, socially, geographically and financially. It is absolutely fine that some colleges are highly selective with the students they choose. It is our job to help guide families in the right direction for THEIR STUDENT, not the neighbor’s, not the other family on the lacrosse field, not the one in the movies, nor the one that is popular in their particular circle. We have many, many amazing choices. “The longer the runway, the smoother the take off.” Lee Norwood (and most pilots I know).
The Dog Days of Summer…6 Things for Seniors to Get Done
I refuse to say that summer is almost over. I like to keep it alive through September at least. But the reality is that in just a few weeks, traffic will no longer flow to the ocean, rather it will be stopped by school busses and parent pick-up lines. We do have time...Students Interested In Jewish Life On Campus
Hillel Virtual College Fair Hillel College Guide Hillel Magazine Sign Up Indiana University-Bloomington Jewish Studies KAHAL -Your Jewish Home Abroad Over 88 colleges nationally offer a degree in Jewish/Judaic Studies. Here are 3 schools with Jewish Affiliation:...