April 8, 2020
Was your high school student invited to a summer programs with the promise of enrichment, prestige or something else? Many of these programs are expensive. For example, Stanford’s Pre-Collegiate Summer Institutes program for high school students for 2020, Tuition is $7,500. (https://summerinstitutes.spcs.stanford.edu/dates-tuitions) Some of the email and letters sent to high school students and parents […]
October 16, 2019
University of Arizona Honors College 2020-2021 Choose ONE prompt – 500 words max Essay Option #1: “A mature person is one who does not think only in absolutes, who is able to be objective even when deeply stirred emotionally, who has learned that there is both good and bad in all people and all things, […]
September 26, 2019
2020 ASU Barrett application essays prompts The 2020 Barrett application essays allow you to address our admissions committee in your own voice. Your essays will let us better see you as a future scholar in our honors community. Both responses will be uploaded within a single document (PDF format strongly preferred, Microsoft Word also accepted). […]
September 26, 2019
University of California Essay Prompts for 2020 Admissions Write your responses to the personal insight questions in advance What you tell us in your responses gives us the context to better understand the rest of the information you’ve provided in your application. Be open, be honest, be yourself. Instructions: You will have 8 questions to […]
August 12, 2019
The deadline to apply for the Flinn Scholarship is Monday, September 16, 2019. The 2020 Flinn Scholarship application is now open. Apply by September 16. Apply Here https://flinn.org/flinn-scholars/the-scholarship/apply/ Please answer each question with no more than 140 characters. What will be the title of your autobiography? If you were given five minutes to present to […]
August 2, 2019
Next SAT Dates Next ACT Dates August 24, 2019 October 5, 2019 *October PSAT (TBA) November 2, 2019 December 7, 2019 March 14, 2020 May 2, 2020 June 6, 2020 July 13, 2019 September 14, 2019 October 26, 2019 December 14, 2019 February 8, 2020 April 4, 2020 June 13, 2020 July 18, 2020 To […]
July 30, 2019
Dozens of wealthy families in Illinois have reportedly been using a controversial tactic to help their children pay for college: They give up legal guardianship so the teenagers can claim dramatically lower incomes and earn need-based financial aid, according to reports from two news organizations published Monday. ProPublica and The Wall Street Journal each detailed […]
May 23, 2019
College Funding Webinar Thursday May 30, 7:00 PM to about 9:00 PM. I want to attend this class: CLICK –> jd@AZCollegePlanning.com I have had a few families say to me – Thanks for helping my kid get into college and get an amazing scholarship but there is still a gap that we as parents must […]
May 2, 2019
Chinese Family Reportedly Paid $6.5 Million for Spot at Stanford Is a Stanford degree really worth it if ultra-wealthy families can buy their way in? The family of a student admitted to Stanford University reportedly paid $6.5 million to try to secure her spot there. Credit Ben Margot/Associated Press By Kate Taylor and Jennifer Medina (New York Times) […]
April 3, 2019
Why Would You Pay Full Price for College? Discover the Admission Secrets Arizona Families Use to Get College Paid For at a Huge Discount! Students who use the college as a tool to get where you want to be, launch into their Career and Profession. With all the publicity around the VARSITY BLUES College Admission […]
