Category Archives: January 2013
Summer Planning
You’re just returning from winter break and here we are, talking about making plans for your summer vacation. It may seem early, but as competition for college admission intensifies, those lazy days of summer have become a distant memory for … Continue reading
Focus on Majors: Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering Careers Combine Doing Well with Doing Good In May 2012 Forbes Magazine featured an article about the fifteen most valuable college majors. What made a major “valuable” in their eyes? Competitive median starting pay, median mid-career pay (at … Continue reading
Financial Matters: Time to Submit the FAFSA
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, the FAFSA, provides the foundation for the college financial aid process. Colleges and many scholarship foundations use the report generated by the FAFSA to evaluate an applicant’s financial need. Complete the FAFSA as … Continue reading
Thinking About a Major in Art? BFA or BA?
Students who want to study art can attend a liberal arts college or university, where they can pursue other academic interests as well as art, or head for an art school, where they would concentrate on developing their talent. If … Continue reading
What to Do if You Were Deferred
Early applicants were rewarded for their efforts with one of three possible admissions decisions: accepted, denied, or deferred. Acceptances are a cause for rejoicing—if to an early decision school, your application process is completed. All you need to do now … Continue reading
