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The biggest long term project with immense personal and financial implications I ever had to work on closely with my parents was my college search.  That…

Colleges—just like towns and high schools—have personalities as well as reputations.  One is emotional while the other (mostly) depends on evidence (and…

Once upon a time (did you just say “uh oh”?) I was a high school senior.  (It was a very long time ago.)  My father and I were on our way to a college…

I'm dating myself but, paraphrasing Barbra Streisand’s famous lyric, people need people.  (Ask your parents for a cultural reference.) The second “P”…

Hello high school juniors, welcome to your college search! Presidents' Day marks the unofficial start of the next admissions cycle as February vacation…