Will you be a high school senior within a month? You and your parents may want to take note of some changes in: The Common Application (CommonApp.org) The Michigan State… read more →
Are you wondering which is the best school for you? You can make your choice based on location, cost, the subject you are interested in, or all of those methods.… read more →
College is expensive, so families are always interested in hearing more about financial aid and how to find the best college for their money. I interviewed Robert Peterson from Education… read more →
The 2017-2018 Common Application Essay Prompts Have Been Announced! The Common Application is where most students start the college application process. One application and one common essay can be used… read more →
A big “thank you!” to the Ann Arbor District Library, and my colleagues John Boshoven and Geri Markel for another exciting presentation on “Solving the College Admissions Puzzle” at the… read more →
Essay Coaching’s free, fun quizzes for high school students help them improve their college application essays. Complete the quiz to read a document that details the best answers and the… read more →
Schools like Yale, UC Berkeley, and many public universities ask their applicants questions about diversity. While this question is most common in graduate school applications, it does come up in… read more →
Applying for college scholarships can feel like a daunting task. It can take some searching to find scholarships that interest you, and even more time to actually send in the… read more →
ANNOUNCING A NEW SERIES: Check out these weekly tips from Essay Coaching! A new tip appears every Tuesday on Twitter @DebMerion, and on our Facebook page. You can also find… read more →
Tired of racking your brain to create some ideas for a strong college application essay? At a workshop held on Thursday, June 2, 2016, students at Community High School in… read more →
