High school students applying to college need to make a decision about when they will submit their application. Students think: Is there an advantage to submitting my application earlier for… read more →
Update: Feb 27, 2022. Originally published Jul 25, 2014. High school juniors, thinking about how to write your college application essay? To get a jump-start on writing your essay, click… read more →
Learn: What admissions officers are looking for. How to find your best topic. How to bring out your unique writing voice. Engaging ways to emphasize your strengths without bragging. How… read more →
Although the U.S. News and World Report annual college ranking list can be controversial, there is no doubt that their information and listings are popular because they are helpful to… read more →
The 2019 Common Application is one application for over 900 colleges and universities, and launches 8/1/2019. If you’ve never heard of the Common Application, read more about it here. They… read more →
I, Debbie Merion, wrote this post on a slim twin bed in an adobe building at the Upaya Zen Center, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. A full moon was peaking… read more →
Hello, friends! Are you grinding your teeth more these days? Do you have a teen who is starting to look tired in the morning? If so, your college planning family… read more →
Here are a list of scholarships available to incoming and current college students with application deadlines from August 31st to January 30th, 2018. These scholarship opportunities are organized by due… read more →
College bound high schoolers: starting to think about applying to college? Make room on your desk next to the Common Application for a new college application from the Coalition for… read more →
For years I’ve been wrestling with this question: What is the quickest, clearest way to describe what colleges want to learn about a student in his or her college application… read more →