*POCSmom’s Insight: A Successful College List: The Plan (Part 1 of 3)
Cliché: Choose wisely. POCS Reality: A successful college list is the foundation of the college process. Finding Your College PAL Did you ever find a needle in a 4,000 straw haystack? That’s...
View Article*POCSmom’s DIY Insight: Global College Ranking List
Cliché: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. POCS Reality: There are dozens of college ranking lists but your own one is the most important for you. This college ranking list is not out...
View Article*POCSmom’s DIY Insight: College Perks
Cliché: Perk up. POCS Reality: Colleges compete to attract students. What’s free at your college? Laundry service, concerts, or may be a laptop? These are some perks being offered at...
View Article*POCSmom’s DIY Insight: College-Bound Advice
Cliché: Expert Advice. POCS Reality: The college process is complicated, costly, and constantly changing so get current info that is from a knowledgeable source. Which is the college-bound truth:...
View ArticleThe truth behind college ranking lists
Cliché: Pull rank. POCS Reality: Pick a criteria, there’s probably a college ranking for that. Ranking colleges has become a cottage industry with a proliferation of different criteria yielding...
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Wednesday’s Parent: Hunting and gathering a college list Part 2
Creating a college list. Photo by Wendy David-Gaines A lot is riding on making a good college list. Your student will be applying to the schools on the final list so they better offer the best chance...
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Wednesday’s Parent: 2 phases, 3 points of the forming a college list Part 1
Creating a college list. Photo by Wendy David-Gaines College lists hold the key to college success. Your student will be applying to schools off the final list and attending one accepting him or her....
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Wednesday’s Parent: 5 fantastic tips to refine a college list Part 2
Finalizing a college list. Photo by Wendy David-Gaines The hard part of forming a college list is whittling it down to those schools that offer a student the best chance for success. Last week had tips...
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Why You Need To Diversify Your College List
Steve Palley, co-founder and CEO of ApplyMap If you and your student are having trouble forming a college list, read this guest post! Steve Palley CEO/co-founder of ApplyMap aims to simplify the...
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Wednesday’s Parent: 7 great ways to use college ranking lists
Rank college ranking lists. Photo by Wendy David-Gaines “Ranking colleges has become a cottage industry with a proliferation of different criteria yielding different college ranking lists. There are...
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