鈥淚nnovative and invaluable鈥se this book as your college lifeline.鈥�
— Lynn O'Shaughnessy
Nationally Recognized College Expert
September 18, 2013
Last week, U.S. News & World Report released its highly anticipated, and highly controversial, annual college rankings. Like most people, we love ratings systems and refer to them when...
September 10, 2013
As colleges move to data-driven means of tracking information on prospective students, they have become increasingly savvy about predicting enrollment behavior and gauging an applicant鈥檚 true level of interest.聽聽Schools...
August 2, 2013
Early Decision (ED) is one of the most debated strategies in college admissions. For some students, it’s a powerful tool for locking in an acceptance at a dream school....
July 26, 2013
鈥淚t鈥檚 not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game.鈥� This age-old maxim applies not just to sports, but to high school and to college admissions...
July 7, 2013
When most high school students and college students think about their summer break,聽most usually don鈥檛 think about taking summer courses. 聽Increasingly, colleges have realized this as well and many...
July 2, 2013
Mark is a highly accomplished senior with excellent grades and stratospheric test scores.聽 He recalls a friend of similar class rank who was admitted into Princeton just last year,...
Andrew recently contributed to a report that is making news today, and warns against the potentially negative impact of federal financial aid reform. 聽Check it out.
June 20, 2013
Most college-bound students are aware of the importance of having a 鈥渟afety school,鈥� an institution where obtaining admission is pretty darn close to a statistical guarantee. However, for anyone...
June 18, 2013
Since 2011, major news and media outlets have devoted substantial attention to the rise of Massive Online Open Courses, better known as 鈥淢OOCs.鈥� Journalists and educators alike have lauded聽startups...
June 15, 2013
For those who still think of acceptance into an Ivy League School as a sole guarantor of future success, a classic article worth reading. http://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/06/business/the-humbling-of-the-harvard-man.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm Takeaway: Grit* and tenacity...
May 23, 2013
Despite belief (and perhaps wishes) to the contrary, summer plays an extremely important role in the college admissions process.聽 These next few months give rising seniors, many of whom...
This insightful聽article on the inner-workings of the Lehigh University admissions committee聽this past application season is well worth the few minutes it takes to read. This piece hammers home the...
December 20, 2012
Andrew was recently awarded a research grant in conjunction with the American Education Research Association and National Science Foundation for his work examining the relationship between school counseling and...
December 14, 2012
Your location may improve, diminish or have little effect on your prospects for admission. It depends upon where you live and to which institutions you apply.聽 A number of...
December 13, 2012
Guidebooks can be an excellent source of information for students seeking to learn more about the offerings and environment of a college. They often provide useful information about strong...
December 11, 2012
It’s perfectly acceptable to be undecided about a prospective major. You’re still in high school and have yet to explore much of what this world has to offer. Further,...
June 27, 2012
The Chronicle of Higher Education recently featured Andrew and Michael鈥檚 research examining the predictors of graduate school debt.聽 In addition to discussing their findings, Chronicle reporter Stacey Patton asked...
June 19, 2012
ESPN recently featured Michael鈥檚 study on the admissions-related effects of changing athletic conferences in聽“Conference moves: Revenues up, costs up.” 聽The study, co-authored with Dennis Kramer, shows that schools changing...
