During high school, a good counselor can make all the difference in helping a student apply to college, particular if the student is low-income or is the first person in…
Read article: Most high schools don’t have enough college counselorsUnion College, located in Schenectady, NY, is considered one of the top 10 colleges in Upstate New York. "Union Library Lane 2" by UpstateNYer - Own work by uploader, released courtesy of Schaffer Library. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
While there are plenty of national college rankings to help students and families make their college choices, rarely do such rankings focus on a specific geographic area. That's why we're…
Read article: The top 10 colleges in Upstate New YorkWhile we've touted community colleges and public colleges as a way to make college more affordable, private colleges definitely have their benefits--especially those with large endowments, which tend to be…
Read article: The top 10 best private colleges in the U.S.By now, most high school seniors have heard back from the colleges to which they’ve applied. And many, unfortunately, are likely disappointed with the financial aid package they’ve received from…
Read article: Students face heartbreak over financial aid packagesWhen giving advice to students and families about choosing a college and determining how to pay for it, we tell them to look at the return on investment (ROI) of…
Read article: New tool helps measure the value of your college degreeStudents and parents feel enormous pressure and go to great lengths to get into elite private colleges like Harvard. "Harvard college - annenberg hall". Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Harvard_college_-_annenberg_hall.jpg#/media/File:Harvard_college_-_annenberg_hall.jpg
Applying to and getting into college puts enormous pressure on students and families. Many students believe they need to get into the "best" (highest-ranked) college possible in order to have…
Read article: Pressure for prestige has made college admissions a circusAs college costs have risen, financial aid at most colleges hasn't kept up, leaving students to make up the difference with loans. According to Peterson's, the average college only provides…
Read article: The 10 Colleges With the Most Generous Financial AidAs budget cuts have hit public colleges hard, many have raised tuition to make up the difference. But others, including the University of Alabama, University of Arkansas and UCLA, have…
Read article: Many public colleges are leaving in-state students behindFor-profit colleges have faced bad press over the last few years--and deservedly so. They've been accused of predatory lending, and graduates report poor outcomes, high student debt, and difficulty finding…
Read article: Why are so many students choosing for-profit colleges?There's been another win for the affordable State University of New York (SUNY) system. A recent study by The Business Journals analyzed the quality of 484 public colleges in America,…
Read article: SUNY colleges rank high nationally among public schools
