I am really loving Brennan Barnard’s article in Forbes: A New Year In College Admission. He goes through each population involved in the college application process with the lens of Communication and Kindness. Barnard covers students, parents, high schools, and colleges and how each can communicate and be kind. My favoirte was for parents and…

An interesting Wall Street Journal article talks about why students planning on taking a year off should still complete their financial aid. First, no matter how much money you think you make and that your not eligible for financial aid, you should always fill out your FAFSA or Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Why?…

Many students wonder if they should do early admissions or not. More and more colleges are seeing applications early. Some colleges offer early decision versus early action. Early Decision – If you know what is your top choice and that is where you will go, then going early decision may be the way for you.…

This is a quick article from CNBC with Mark Cuban (that guy from Shark Tank).  He talks about how teaching kids to be entrepreneurs is a great stepping stone to everything else in life. If you follow my Savvy High Schooler’s Path to College, you know we talk about the same thing Mr. Cuban is – find your passion. What…

That’s right some colleges are creating video game teams to compete! And you thought your kid was just wasting time! This Dayton, Ohio’s WHIO Channel 7 news story explains there is scholarship money for competitive video gaming. There is a National ESports  is the association that colleges are part of to compete. Check out the story here: https://www.whio.com/news/local/video-gaming-could-lead-college-scholarships/oEKKsk0ftQaDpVr5tBlVHM/

Who doesn’t like free? This is a great article from Elearing Inside about some options for free SAT and ACT!  Khan Academy is well known of the three discusses and generally focuses on the SAT rather than the ACT. I’m a big fan of Khan Academy but that doesn’t mean the other two sites aren’t worth a…

It’s that time of year – yeah sorry not the turkey, tree-trimming time of year, but rather the “we’re freaking out because the last tests of the ACT and SAT of the year are almost over.” I just read the Education Week’s article: Importance of SAT, ACT Scores Dwindling in College Admissions and I fully agree that…

  Are you feeling stressed about the SAT and the ACT? Fear not – Money magazine has pulled together a list of 10 colleges that don’t measure you based on some test.  Homeschool students should note this may not apply to you as the SAT and ACT are frequently heavily used by colleges to determine if you…

How to Take the SAT, ACT for Free – Here is a great article from US New & World Report on how to take the SAT and ACT for Free for those that qualify (click here).  In Wake County Public Schools, students are offered the ACT for free and typically take it during a regular…