by studentrg | Aug 17, 2020 | Paying for College, Student Privacy
As you have noticed, it is currently difficult to get reliable, up-to-date information on student loan programs. Congress is tied up in knots about making decisions – any decisions – that can help students and their families plan how to navigate the coming school year...
by studentrg | Jun 1, 2020 | College Admissions, Paying for College
Don’t Throw Away Your Sharpened Pencils . . . “The University of California Board of Regents today (May 21) unanimously approved the suspension of the standardized test requirement (ACT/SAT) for all California freshman applicants until fall 2024. The suspension will...
by studentrg | May 1, 2020 | College Admissions, Paying for College
New College Freshmen . . . This is the time of year when high school seniors have traditionally made their final college selections, mailed in deposits, bought college apparel, contacted their future roommates, and gotten ready to make the exciting transition to...
by studentrg | Dec 29, 2019 | Career Pathways, College Admissions, Paying for College
Are you applying to college in the coming year? Are you a parent of a student who will be applying, or are you counseling students who will be? If so, it is important to remember that 2019 saw some of the biggest changes ever in college admissions – changes that will...
by studentrg | Jun 17, 2019 | College Admissions, Paying for College
When students have been accepted to colleges and have selected the college they will attend, they are focused entirely on their top pick – the college they are committed to and hope to call their home for four years. The thing is, there is a number-two choice too. It...
by studentrg | May 20, 2019 | Paying for College
We don’t know how many commencement speeches have been given in the history of higher education. Tens of thousands, we would guess. But of them all, the one that Robert F. Smith gave at Morehouse College last week will go down in history. In his speech, Mr. Smith...