http://www.collegeadmissionspartners.com Trying to find the right college for you? Don't have adequate college admissions counseling available at your school? Looking for news (and some ramblings) about the whole college search process? You have come to the right place. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:36:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There is a good article today over at Inside Higher Ed discussing a variety of colleges that have seen an increase in early decision applications this year.  Many people had anticipated that early decision applications would go down this year in large part because of the economic turmoil effecting our ... http://www.collegeadmissionspartners.com/college-application/early-decision-applications-up/?nucrss=1 With the country in a recession, many people may be wondering if they can afford a college admissions counselor. I would suggest that there are several reasons why it makes even more sense now to hire a college counselor than during good economic times. College is expensive. Four years of college ... http://www.collegeadmissionspartners.com/college-admissions-counseling/hiring-college-admissions-counseling-difficult-economy/?nucrss=1 Cornell University announced less than a year ago that they were improving their financial aid for undergraduates. Despite that recent announcement and the recent economic downturn, Cornell has announced yet another improvement to its undergraduate financial aid. The latest financial aid news from Cornell has three components. First, they will be ... http://www.collegeadmissionspartners.com/college-financial-aid/cornell-increases-financial-aid/?nucrss=1 The financial crisis has many people concerned, not the least those who have students about to enter college in the next year. Kiplinger Magazine has just published their latest rankings at Kiplinger's Best Values in Public Colleges for 2008-2009. The colleges listed have a wide range of admission difficult from very ... http://www.collegeadmissionspartners.com/college-selection/best-values-public-colleges/?nucrss=1 When helping students find the best college for their needs, I always consider a college's four year graduation rate.Why? Because the less time it takes a student to get out of college, the less the costs involved and the sooner the student is able to start working or start graduate ... http://www.collegeadmissionspartners.com/college-admissions-counseling/how-long-to-graduate-ollege/?nucrss=1 The College Board has published its latest "Trends in College Pricing"  which they publish each year. This report examines what has happened to the price of various types of colleges including private colleges and public colleges. Not surprising is the fact that on average, the cost of college increased last ... http://www.collegeadmissionspartners.com/college-financial-aid/increased-college-financial-aid/?nucrss=1 I wrote several days ago about when to take the SAT or ACT. In that post I mentioned that students need to adequately prepare before taking an exam. But what is adequate preparation? I generally recommend that students take a practice SAT and a practice ACT in the fall of their ... http://www.collegeadmissionspartners.com/college-testing/prepare-for-sat-act/?nucrss=1 I drove past an ACT test site this morning and saw a parking lot full of cars.  I understand that many students wait until their senior year to test but this is not the best option. So when is the best time for students to take one of the standardized ... http://www.collegeadmissionspartners.com/college-testing/best-time-take-sat-act/?nucrss=1 I just received an email about an interesting article entitled "100 Free College Rides You Don't Need Daddy to Pay For."  This is a list of 100 colleges around the country that will provide free tuition for certain students. If you meet the criteria for these free rides and the ... http://www.collegeadmissionspartners.com/college-financial-aid/100-free-colleges/?nucrss=1 The last several weeks I have been reading article after article discussing the concerns that people have about affording college given the current problems in the economy. A recent article entitled "Economic crisis upsets student's college plans" is typical of the articles. While I sympathize with the feelings being raised ... http://www.collegeadmissionspartners.com/college-financial-aid/affording-college-costs/?nucrss=1