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Read MoreFor students who are fascinated by the nature of living things, enjoy conducting experiments, and like math and science, a major in biology could be a great choice.
Read MoreAs the new administration looks to another large stimulus package including plans to make college more affordable and forgive some student loan debt, it’s worth looking at how and why the costs at public universities have increased so dramatically in the last three decades.
Read MoreRecommendations provide an opportunity for someone to consider the student within the classroom context. As COVID has hampered in-person access to teachers, here are suggestions to provide recommenders ways of getting to know the student.
Read MoreIt seems like a huge decision right now, but if a student applied to colleges that are good matches, there are no wrong decisions. But here are a few considerations.
Read MoreIf you’ve applied for financial aid and filed all the paperwork by the appropriate deadline, an award letter outlining your student’s offer of financial assistance should arrive close on the heels of the notification of acceptance. Here’s a guide to understanding what that package really means.
Read MoreMost colleges ask students to specify their intended major on the application. Before stressing too much about what to choose, they should know this does not mean they’re sealing their fate forever. But there is a bit of a strategy to choosing.
Read MoreCollege Solutions recently caught up with Emily, a freshman at Quinnipiac University on what it was like working with College Solutions and how she’s enjoying her freshman year.
Read MoreBefore COVID, college visit season would have been in full swing this time of year with high school vacation weeks and spring around the corner. A few colleges are bringing back in-person tour options, slowly.
Read MoreEvery month, Lee Ann Gun from the College Solutions Team creates a new cartoon for our monthly newsletter. Check out this month’s edition!
Read MoreThe COVID pandemic has changed the way college-bound students interact with colleges and vice versa, both discovering new virtual ways to learn about the other. Some of these changes are directly influenced by the pandemic and likely to be temporary, while others will reverberate for years. Here are some trends from the past year.
Read MoreAdding to all the trials of the COVID-19 experience, colleges this year are expected to offer a record number of waitlist spots to prospective applicants.
Read MoreIf your family plans to pursue an appeal with the financial aid office, be prepared with the following tips to appeal.
Read MoreFine arts majors may go on to work in a variety of art-related fields. The major provides the initial preparation for careers as commercial artists, art therapists, art editors, critics, museum curators, art educators, art restorers, architects and designers.
Read MoreThe natural reaction for parents, when they see their child suffering, is to try and make it better. College denials are inevitable in an atmosphere of increasingly selective admissions, so how can you help ease your child’s pain when they are not chosen, for many reasons that are out of their and your control?
Read MoreNora is attending St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York in fall. The College Solutions team recently caught up with her to find out what attracted her to St. Lawrence and what she’s most looking forward to when she attends later this year.
Read MoreFamilies going through the college application process with their seniors might be wondering if they need to complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) form if they think they are probably not going to qualify for need-based financial aid. The short answer is “No” – no student or family is required to apply for financial aid. But should they? That answer is in most cases “Yes.”
Read MoreIn normal times, transfer students face a number of barriers applying to and switching colleges, but add the pressures of the current moment, and the transfer process is further complicated.
Read MoreWith so much uncertainty about test requirements for the high school class of 2022, juniors may be torn over whether they should prepare for and take the SAT and/or ACT this year. Many colleges have not yet announced their plans for remaining test-optional or test blind next year. How can students decide whether to invest both considerable time and money into test prep for the next admissions cycle?
Read MoreChances are good that there’s a MOOC in most students’ futures. MOOC stands for “Massive Open Online Course,” and has been impacting education for several years. Although high school students are currently doing some or all of their learning online because of COVID, they will find that MOOCs are different from traditional high school or college courses.
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