15 low-key ideas for visiting college campuses
When you鈥檙e just starting to look at colleges, it鈥檚 OK to keep it easy like Sunday morning. Here are 15 informal ideas for visiting college campuses with your teen.
Understanding college admissions tests
Today鈥檚 ACT and SAT look very different from the tests parents remember. Here鈥檚 how they have changed.
Struggles many first-generation college students face
As a former first-generation college student who is now a professor, I have experience with the struggles that many first-generation students encounter on campus.
America's (small) new trend: taking a gap year
Gap years have long been popular in Europe and Australia. Now, a small but growing group of U.S. teens and their parents are jumping aboard the gap year trend.
Stepping it up the summer after 10th grade
You may think all of your child鈥檚 college prep work happens during the school year, but what your teen does during the summer can be a total game changer.
Planning your teen's summer after 9th grade
How teens spend their time over the summer can be excellent fodder for college essays and applications. Now鈥檚 the time to strategically plan your ninth grader鈥檚 summer.
Organizations that want to help first-gen college students find the right school
These groups want to help high-need, low-income, historically underserved, and first-to-college students find the right school 鈥� and the funds to finance it.
13 surprising tips for applying to college
The college admissions process can feel like a moving target. Here are some surprising nuggets of wisdom from those who played the game and survived.
Time for your teen to take a personality test!
No, it鈥檚 not because of all the attitude and eye rolling. These free tests can get high school students thinking about careers they'll be inspired to work hard for.
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