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Leadership and the Admissions Process

Leadership and the Admissions Process

03.04.2011  |  No Comments ››

All colleges, and highly selective ones in particular, like to admit students who are leaders. However, what does it mean to be a leader and how do you show that you are a ... Continue Reading »

Charter Schools are the Future

Charter Schools are the Future

02.15.2011  |  No Comments ››

Charter schools are elementary or high schools that receive public funds but operate independently from local school boards. Thereby avoiding many of the regulations and statutes that apply to other public schools. In ... Continue Reading »

Students Need Education That Teaches Creative Thinking

Students Need Education That Teaches Creative Thinking

01.30.2011  |  2 Comments ››

Paulo Freire believed that nobody educates anybody else and nobody educates himself. People educate each other through their interactions and dialog about the world. Humans are incomplete beings, conscious of their incompleteness, and ... Continue Reading »

Navigating the College Admission Process Takes Time

Navigating the College Admission Process Takes Time

01.17.2011  |  No Comments ››

Counselors are overburdened and overworked.  Their caseloads have swelled to the ridiculous.  Because of this, few have the opportunity to visit schools that are any farther away than next door.  The solution is ... Continue Reading »

Budget Cuts Keep Our School Counselors from Doing What They Do Best!

Budget Cuts Keep Our School Counselors from Doing What They Do Best!

01.10.2011  |  2 Comments ››

School counselors typically have caseloads of 4-5 times the recommended number and are rarely free to visit colleges locally, let alone across the country. IECA Members requires its members to visit ... Continue Reading »

JUNIORS – On Your Mark, Get Set, Apply

JUNIORS – On Your Mark, Get Set, Apply

01.06.2011  |  No Comments ››

It’s never too early to start planning for college! Even if you are a freshman or sophomore, there is plenty to do that will give you a competitive advantage in the college admissions ... Continue Reading »

Increase Your Financial Aid Eligibility

Increase Your Financial Aid Eligibility

12.28.2010  |  2 Comments ››

You've got the grades. You've got the SAT scores. You've even gotten your acceptance letter. Now the only thing standing between you and your first year of college is the massive tuition bill. ... Continue Reading »

You Need To Be More Than Your Score

You Need To Be More Than Your Score

12.23.2010  |  No Comments ››

What is it that makes the SAT so important? Certainly it has history behind it. The first administration of the test was in 1926 when it was given in 72 different locations, mostly ... Continue Reading »

How do SAT scores affect financial aid?

How do SAT scores affect financial aid?

08.18.2010  |  1 Comment ››

by Marie Willsey (Source) Getting ready for college is a complicated process. To make matters worse, the question that often follows "Where are you going?" is "How are you going to pay for it?" ... Continue Reading »

10 Things Financial Aid Offices Won’t Say

10 Things Financial Aid Offices Won’t Say

08.18.2010  |  23 Comments ››

SmartMoney Magazine by David Weliver and AnnaMaria Andriotis 1. "You waited until April? Sorry, we gave your money away." At first glance, the amount of financial aid available to students seems like a goldmine. According ... Continue Reading »