Make your college application shine
- What can I do during the summer to work on my applications?
- How involved should my parents be?
- How do I research colleges?
- College Visits
- How to Complete the Common Application
- How to Complete the UC Application
- Do I need to attend informational sessions?
- What are the application factors reviewed?
- Why do extracurricular activities matter?
- Who Should Write My Letters of Recommendations?
- How Do I Prepare for College Interviews?
- Do my senior year grades matter?
- Researching Colleges: Things to Consider
- How do I send my test scores
- Admissions Options and Deadlines
- Top 8 tips for the 2014-2015 common app
- 8 pieces of information you need before you start your application
- Should I apply early decisions?
- Choosing majors in college application
- Top 8 tips for the 2014-2015 UC app
- Top 8 Tips for the 2014-2015 MIT Application
- Dealing with Disciplinary Action on Applications
- Elements of a complete application
- Net price calculator
- How to Complete the Arizona State Application
- How to Complete the MIT Application
- How to Complete the Washington State Application
- How to Complete the University of Illinois Application
- Do I need to fill out additonal information?
- Submitted Applications with Errors?
- What extracurriculars help me get in?
- GPAs - what do they all mean?
- Predicting your chances of getting in
- What is Work Study?
- Parents don't support college?
- Taking online classes: Pros and cons
- College rankings: what do they mean?
- Online universities: Worth considering?
- College applications for homeschooled students
How to get better grades
- Choosing Courses for Freshman Year
- Choosing Courses for Sophomore Year
- Choosing Courses for Junior Year
- Choosing Courses for Senior Year
- How to Talk to Difficult Teachers
- I got caught cheating!
- Overcoming a failing grade
- 5 Essential Study Goals for Every Student
- Should I Drop A Class
- How Can I Raise My GPA for College?
- How Do I Study For Algebra?
- How Do I Study for AP U.S. History?
- Creating a Final Exam Schedule
- How many AP or Honors courses should I take?
- Surviving a class with a bad teacher
Test Prep
- ACT vs. SAT
- How late can I take standardized tests?
- When Should I Take the SAT(2015 and 2016)?
- When Should I Take the SAT(2017 and 2018)?
- Which Tests Do I Submit - SAT or ACT?
- Get Accommodations Through the College Board
- Do the SAT Subject Tests(SAT II) matter?
- How early should I prepare for the SAT or ACT?
- Should I take the PSAT?
- SAT/ACT prep classes vs. self study
Extracurricular activities and internships
Life in high school
- Start Your Summer Planning
- I Think I Have A Learning Disability
- How Involved Should My Parents Be: College Admissions
- Preparing for freshman year
- Preparing for sophomore year
- Preparing for junior year
- Preparing for senior year
- How to develop better time management
- Why should I go to college?
- How many activities should I participate in?
- Private High Schools vs. Public High Schools
- Changing High Schools
- Courses you want not available?
- For parents: How much should you tell your kid about money?
- How much sleep is enough
- Honors and AP courses for homeschooled students
Financial Aid and Scholarships
- Is College Admissions Need-Blind?
- I Calculated my EFC, Now What?
- 529 Plans and Coverdell Accounts
- Private Student Loans
- Federal Student Loans
- Private Scholarships
- Federal Government Aid
- Expected Family Contribution
- Determining Financial Need
- Quick and easy scholarship searches
- Financial aid for non-traditional families(divorced,separated,etc.)