The Power of People

The Power of People

New online tools, designed to help students and families navigate the college planning and application process, are constantly springing up. Many of these are quite well done and can be valuable resources- helping students research schools, learn about admission...
The Scientific Method

The Scientific Method

If it was good enough for Einstein, it’s good enough for today’s budding scientists. I’m talking about the scientific method. And getting into college. And how the former can help bring about the latter. I’ve found that when working with...
It All Depends

It All Depends

As the fall frenzy surges, seniors suddenly need help—lots of it. Instructions on balancing out the list, advice on essay writing, tips on what to put here and there, hand-holding wherever it’s available—you name it, they’ll take it. It’s a …
Presidential Pontifications with Peggy Hock

Presidential Pontifications with Peggy Hock

My students’ stories are sometimes hard to hear. There is the pain in the voice of the student recounting that he is one of the hidden homeless and in the voice of the student recounting the impulsive bad decision that …
GRAC Action Alert: Suggested FAFSA Revisions

GRAC Action Alert: Suggested FAFSA Revisions

As has been reported in the media, some colleges use the list of colleges that students supply on their FAFSA forms in an attempt to ascertain the students’ likelihood of attending the institution if accepted. Specifically, colleges make note of...