Famous firsts
Some notable people who鈥檝e influenced our world have another distinction that may surprise you: they were the first in their family to graduate from college.
Beware for-profit colleges
Many for-profit colleges aren鈥檛 worth the tuition 鈥� or the debt your teen will walk away with.
The secret to improving SAT scores
Did your teen get a low PSAT, SAT, or ACT score? Don鈥檛 panic. Everyone can improve their scores. Two experts share their secrets for helping teens learn how to rock these tests.
Why are so many college students returning home?
Kids are applying to college, getting in, and beginning freshman year 鈥� and then dropping out in record numbers. Here are the top five reasons why.
Should your child take a gap year?
Here鈥檚 what burned-out high 黄色app seniors and their perplexed parents need to know about taking a year off before starting college.
13 signs of scholarship scams
Keep your teen's scholarship-seeking on track and your financial information safe by watching out for these red flags.
15 low-key ideas for visiting college campuses
When you鈥檙e just starting to look at colleges, it鈥檚 OK to keep it easy like Sunday morning. Here are 15 informal ideas for visiting college campuses with your teen.
Understanding college admissions tests
Today鈥檚 ACT and SAT look very different from the tests parents remember. Here鈥檚 how they have changed.
Struggles many first-generation college students face
As a former first-generation college student who is now a professor, I have experience with the struggles that many first-generation students encounter on campus.
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