Senior Year Calendar

  Download and print up this month to month calendar from College Board to help your Senior keep track of all the details.  

Junior Year Calendar

  Download and print up this month to month calendar from College Board to help your Junior stay on track and prepare effectively for Senior year and applications.  

Character Counts:  What Are Colleges Looking For?

  What are college admission officers looking for when they read your application?  They take into account more than your GPA and test scores.  Your character and the personal qualities you can bring to a college are important too.  That's why you need to think about your goals, accomplishments and personal values and figure out how you can best express those in you applications.  Click the link below for the full College Board article...

High School Classes Colleges Look For

  If you're in high school and you're thinking about college - and you should be - you should know that the courses you take now matter.  That's because college admission officers want to see a solid foundation of learning that you can build on in college. 

   To create that foundation, take at least 5 solid academic classes EVERY semester.  Start with the basics, and then move..."  Click the link below for the rest of the College Board Article.

No Acceptance Letters?  You Still Have Options!

    Even if you didn't receive any college acceptance letters this time around, you still have options - and you can still go to college.  The United States is home to almost 4,000 colleges, and you have time to plan your next move and find a college that's right for you. 

  Your first step is to talk to your counselor, your principal or a teacher...  Download the entire College Board article below.

What To Do About Senioritis - Help Your Child Make Senior Year Count     

Discover 10 Ways to Jump-Start College Planning -

Help Your Child Take the Right Steps, Now

  Decisions your child makes as early as 8th grade can have a huge effect on his college career.  They might affect how soon your child will go to college, what type of college he attends, and even whether he will go to college at all. 

   As a result, there can be a lot of pressure on students to do the necessary work to get into the college...

Preparing for a College Campus Visit - Know Before You Go

  Check out these great ideas for how to plan ahead to get the most out of any College Visit you may make.   Download the entire College Board article below.

Campus Visit Checklist - Make the Most of the Trip

  If you are visiting a campus or your student is, here are some great ideas to get the most out of the time that you are on any campus.  Download the entire article below.

List of Colleges That Still Require the SAT II Subject Tests - Online list and article from Eduplan     

How do I encourage my son to bring up his GPA?

 Forget the Grades, Focus on the Study Skills.  This article from Newsweek shares some ideas on a different way to focus on helping your student to bring up those grades.   Reprinted from a Newsweek article 12/22/10.

The Extracurricular Edge - What your students should know about out-of-school activities

   You know that there is more than meets the eye to the admissions game, and you want to give your students any edge you can.  Admissions officers know that what potential students do with their time outside of school reveals important personal dimensions that statistics can't show. 

   Here are some tips for making those extracurricular count.  ...  click on the link below for the rest of the College Board article.

Start Planning for College

   It's not too early to start thinking about your future.  If you're in middle school or just starting high school, there's plenty you can do now to help yourself get ready for college.  Here are 10 things you can do to get started:

   Here are 10 tips for all students, middle school & high school to help you get ready for college.  ...  click on the link below for the rest of the College Board article.

Great Free Online Study Program - Mobile Apps(free/fee)also

Quizlet.com has great free online study tools with pre-made (I would check for accuracy and usefulness) and tools to make your own study cards and review sessions.  The blog also has great mobile apps the are free or for a fee for the Iphone, Ipad, Itouch, Android phones, Palm OS phones, and Windows Mobile phones.  Always have access to your study cards so you can study on the go!