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Big Picture

The Average Cost of a U.S. College Education
US News & World Report  - Aug 24, 2010
Private colleges 'act local' with financial aid
The Associated Press  - Aug 30, 2010
Best (and most unsettling) college admissions book ever
Washington Post  - Aug 20, 2010
Affirmative Action: How Far Have We Come?
NPR  - Aug 15. 2010
U.S. colleges see highest enrollment jump in 40 years
USA Today  - Jun 18, 2010
The Takeaway: Going to College: Dreams vs. Cost
The Takeaway - WNYC  - Mar 18, 2010
5 College Admission Facts You Should Know
CBS MoneyWatch.com  - Mar 7, 2010
7 Reasons Why Colleges Should Be Worried
CBS News MoneyWatch  - Feb 17, 2010

HS Counselor Week in the News

How the 'pros' keep current on college admissions news and information
DC College Admissions Examiner  - Jun 8, 2010

HSCW New Stuff Blog

HSCW New Stuff & Sponsor Blog
HSCW New Stuff Blog - Apr 14, 2010
StudentAid: New Innovative College-Access Program Shows Thousands of Low-Income Students College Can Be Affordable A new, free program just showed nearly 11,000 low-income students nationwide that college is much more affordable than they thought  More...

Columns and Blogs

College Admissions Strategies
With Lee Bierer
Tips from actual students on how freshmen can thrive
Charlotte Observer - Sep 1, 2010
The Common Application: Pros and Cons
Charlotte Observer - Aug 24, 2010
High School Counselor Blog
With Bob Bardwell
So What Did You Do This Summer?
Bob Bardwell  - Aug 25, 2010

The College Solution Blog
With Lynn O'Shaughnessy
Best College Rankings: No. 50 – 100
College Solution Blog  - Aug 29, 2010
College Search Game Plan.com
With Todd Weaver

Are You looking At An Online Degree Course?
CollegeSearchGamePlan Blog  - Aug 25, 2010

College Admission Examiner
With Lauren Starkey
The end of college admissions: a few words for parents
College Admissions Examiner  - Aug 16, 2010
The Concord Review
With Will Fitzhugh

HARVARD ED SCHOOL
The Concord Review Blog Blog  - Sep 1, 2010
Countdown to College Radio Show
With Beth Pickett

Listen Now - 02/11/10
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* TOEFL: The Test of English as a Foreign Language with Eileen Tyson * Educational Strategist Elizabeth Wissner-Gross • "Two Million Minutes" executive producer Bob Compton

Inside the Admission Office

You’ve Got Mail - Inside a top college's admissions room.
New York Magazine  - Mar 29, 2010
More College Admissions Secrets
The Daily Beast  - Mar 14, 2010
How Admissions Officers Pick Students
NPR  - Mar 12, 2010

Accepted

The Dirty College Admissions Trick
The Daily Beast - Apr 29, 2010 <
Is it okay to double deposit at colleges? Part 1
Washington Post  - Apr 1, 2010

The problems with double depositing: Part 2 Washington Post  - Apr 1, 2010
What to Do When Colleges ACCEPT You
Huffington Post  - Mar 29, 2010

Student Loans

How to get a college loan
Bankrate.com  - Jun 12, 2010
Placing the Blame as Students Are Buried in Debt
New York Times - May 28, 2010
‘Eerie Echo’ of Mortgage Crisis in Student Loan Debt
New York Times - The Choice - May 31, 2010
Answers About Student Loans: Part 1
New York Times (blog)  - May 1, 2010
Big Changes Coming to Student Loans
U.S. News & World Report  - Mar 24, 2010
About that government takeover of the student loan business…
The Christian Science Monitor  - Mar 24, 2010

Counselors in the News

Mid-Del Technology Center Boot Camp gives counselors hands-on experience
NewsOK  - Jun 10, 2010
Some good news for college counselors, courtesy of The Princeton Review
USA Today (blog)  - Mar 24, 2010
10 Things College-Prep Advisors Won't Tell You
SmartMoney  - Mar 12, 2010
Don't write off school counselors
North Jersey  - Mar 15, 2010
A Veteran High School Counselor Responds to a Report Critical of the Profession
New York Times (blog)  - Mar 5, 2010
High School Counselors: The Weakest Link
CBS MoneyWatch.com  - Mar 3, 2010
The link between counselors and kids going to college
Washington Post (blog)  - Mar 6, 2010
High school guidance counselors get 'poor' score
USA Today  - Mar 3, 2010
Bad Advice, No Advice
Inside Higher Ed  - Mar 3, 2010

College Application Deferred?

You Got Deferred. Now What?
NY Times - The Choice  - Feb 9, 2010
College Application Deferred? Here’s What to Do
CBS MoneyWatch  - Dec 22, 2009
Deferred College Admission Decision? Don't Make This Mistake
About.com  - Dec 18, 2009

Tips & Techniques

Top 4 Tips for Making Your College Application List
U.S. News & World Report (blog)  - Jun 9, 2010
The Importance of Staying On Schedule When Preparing For College
Auburn Journal  - May 14, 2010
Getting started on 2010-11 college applications
Washington Post  - May 18, 2010
Top 10 College Application Mistakes
My Suncoast  - May 16, 2010
Are Pricey Dorms 10 Times Better?
U.S. News & World Report  - Dec 8, 2009

Websites

The 10 Best College Websites
U.S. News & World Report  - Jun 15, 2010
Are video games the answer to college counseling shortage?
eSchool News  - May 16, 2010
School counselors help with issues beyond academics
eSchool News  - May 16, 2010
Navigating college websites
Seattle College Bound Examiner  - Nov 12, 2009
Pros reveal six favorite college search websites
DC College Admissions Examiner  - Nov 14, 2009

College Savings Ideas

Do Early Decision Students Get More Financial Aid?
SmartMoney  - Nov 10 , 2009

FinAid

Private colleges 'act local' with financial aid
The Associated Press  - Aug 30, 2010
Hoping to portray themselves as more affordable and all-around better neighbors, private colleges from Appalachia to Boston are sweetening financial aid packages for students from their own backyards. ...
Get the Most College Financial Aid
ABC News  - Sep 2, 2010
Financial aid means any kind of help paying your college bills. The three major types of aid are grants and scholarships, loans and work-study ...
A Student's First College Assignment: Grasping Financial Aid
Chronicle of Higher Ed  - May 9, 2010
Savvy tactics can score more financial aid for college
Chicago Tribune -  - Mar 7, 2010
Do Early Decision Students Get More Financial Aid?
SmartMoney  - Nov 10 , 2009
Who Really Gets the Most College Financial Aid?
U.S. News & World Report  - Oct 19, 2009

Interview

Don't be afraid to take risks during college interviews
Washington Post - Jun 24, 2010
The point of the interview is to show that you are a good person and that you are polite and interesting and have a sense of humor about yourself and the unnerving admissions process...
4 tips for nailing the college interview from a Yale alumnus
AnnArbor.com  - Feb 8, 2010
College interview advice from an admissions director
Bucks County Courier Times  - Dec 3, 2009

Essays

6 College Essay Tips from a Top Pro
CBS MoneyWatch.com  - Jun 16, 2010
The Ethics of Editing Student Essays
About.com  - Nov 20, 2009
Essay test
Boston Globe - Nov 29, 2009
The College Insider: Admissions Freakout Countdown #5: The Application Essay
Huffington Post (blog)  - Nov 9, 2009
Treating a College Admissions Essay Like a First Date
New York Times - The Choice  - Oct 21, 2009
Essays play a crucial role in college admission process
Brownsville Herald  - Oct 20, 2009
Writing your college application essay: 5 simple tips
Seattle College Bound Examiner  - Oct 9, 2009
Admission Essays That Will Result In Rejection From Colleges
Auburn Journal  - Oct 13, 2009
Good students, bad essays
Thousand Oaks Acorn  - Oct 8, 2009
Effective Essay Writing
Newsday  - Oct 9, 2009
College essays: My triumph over adversity
Boston Globe  - Oct 13, 2009
Essay fright? Skip clichéd topics, be creative
Lee Bierer - Oct 6, 2009

Visiting and College Fairs

Questions to Ask on College Campus Tours
U.S. News & World Report  - Apr 2, 2010
College visits : 31 questions you need to ask
College Solution Blog  - Mar 30, 2010 .
Advice From Mother and Daughter on Visiting Colleges
New York Times - The Choice  - Apr 6, 2010
It's college fair time...and that means you too, sophomores and freshmen
Montgomery County College Prep Examiner  - Apr 4, 2010
Joining the Crowd at a College Fair
New York Times - The Choice  - Nov 17, 2009
Countdown to college: Warm up to idea of visiting potential colleges early on
Merced Sun-Star  - Oct 5, 2009
The College Visit: 'Where Do You Fit in?'
ABC2 News  - Oct 2, 2009
Get the most out of a college fair
Newsday  - Oct 7, 2009
Get the most out of a college fair
DC College Prep Examiner  - Oct 4, 2009

Parents

How anxious parents affect colleges, students' experience
USA Today  - Jun 3, 2010
Making It Work When College Grads Move Back Home
New York Times  - May 27, 2010
Want your kids to go to college?
DC College Admissions Examiner  - May 28, 2010
Jay Mathews: In college admission process, tough choices
Washington Post  - May 27, 2010
How safe are college campuses?
Washington Post  - May 4, 2010
16 Months and Counting: A Daughter Begins to Slip Away
New York Times  - May 3, 2010
Making College Applications a Full-Time Job
New York Times Magazine - Apr 30, 2010
Should Your Kids Pay for College Themselves?
U.S. News & World Report  - Dec 15, 2009
Parents, Read This if Your Child Is Applying to College
U.S. News & World Report  - Dec 9, 2009
Meeting college admissions deadlines: what's a parent's role?
College Admissions Examiner  - Oct 26, 2009
During college search, go easy on the frenzy
Philadelphia Inquirer  - Oct 20, 2009
Tips for Parents: The Dos and Don'ts of the college admission process
St. Louis Post-Dispatch  - Oct 20, 2009
The Stress, the Tears, the Moods: 11th Grade, Through a Parent’s Eyes
NY Times - The Choice  - Oct 6, 2009
How can parents help?
Agoura Hills Acorn  - Sep 10, 2009
Facing the college-bound void
Kansas City Star  - Sep 16, 2009
Parents should discuss college costs with teens
Akron Beacon Journal  - Sep 13, 2009
The College Insider: Admissions Freak-Out Countdown#1: The College Counselor Appointment
Huffington Post  - Sep 14, 2009
College survival for parents
Philadelphia Inquirer  - Sep 8, 2009 <
Parents' equity in home may cut college aid for kids
Chicago Daily Herald  - Sep 3, 2009

Facebook & MySpace

A Crazy Facebook Trend: Teens Friending Admission Officers
CBS MoneyWatch.com  - Sep 21, 2009
What every Facebook user should know about recruiters
OhMyGov!  - Jun 16, 2009

Vocational Training

Is Job Training Zero Sum Game?
Inside Higer Ed  - Sep 11, 2009
Miss. gov: Students should know about skill trades
OSU - The Lantern  - Sep 18, 2009
Should you really go to college: Vocational school a viable option
OSU - The Lantern  - Sep 19, 2009

Cheating & Bullying

Coming Out in Middle School
NY Times Magazine  - Sep 24, 2009
School bullying laws give scant protection
Associated Press  - Sep 14, 2009
Making nice girls out of mean ones
USA Today  - Sep 22, 2009
Officials hope anonymous online reports will reduce bullying
The Tampa Tribune  - Jun 10, 2009

High-Tech Cheating On The Rise At Schools
CBS News  - Jun 18, 2009

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Video

  

Students Choosing Price Over Prestige?
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'College Inc.'
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Is a College Education Essential for Americans?
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College Tour Checklist What to Look For
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Tips for Mastering a College
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