I've had the chance to talk with most clients over the past several weeks, and one thing is clear:  Though they are dealing with the repercussions of Covid-1...

This exceptional group had 88 acceptances to 69 different colleges and universities.

A Financial Checklist for Your Newly Minted High School Graduate We’ve got budget, retirement account, credit, information security and insurance advice for ...

Here are the college acceptances received by this outstanding group of young women and men. It was a pleasure to work with you! American University Arizona S...

I'm sure you've been reading the news about people found cheating to gain college admissions by faking test scores and fictitious participation in sports (am...

My son, a high school senior, shares a roof with a father who also happens to be the dean of admission at a selective college. As a former teenager myself, ...

Is visiting college campuses an essential part of the college search or a waste of time? That question was raised in a recent “Living With Children” column [...

Hall College Consulting recommends testing during Junior year, taking either the SAT or ACT once in the Winter/early Spring, and a second sitting in late Spr...

Parents are important partners in the college search process, so I wish more parents would ask what they should do during a campus visit. I suspect there is ...

The glorification of leadership skills, especially in college admissions, has emptied leadership of its meaning. In 1934, a young woman named Sara Pollard a...

“The college invasion.” This is how my high school seniors describe the scene on our campus each fall. Admission visitors—like extraterrestrials—arrive in th...

Holiday decorations have been put away, you're trying to keep up with your New Year's resolutions, and that fruitcake has been re-gifted. It's time to think ...

Within your college application, your personal statement is your one opportunity for the admissions officer to “meet you”, to visualize the person behind the...

This has always been one of my favorite articles for parents. Originally published in 2014 by Patrick O’Connor Associate Dean of College Counseling, Cranbro...