campus visits

4 min read 2022-09-06 23:54:39

Preparing for the final lap before college

As students get closer to making the final decision about college, the last two years of high school are critical. Both parents and students will be

3 min read 2022-08-24 19:49:19

As students transition to high school, the focus on college planning needs to shift a little. While saving for college is still important, there are

4 min read 2022-04-29 23:02:53

California, here we come! Northern California (NorCal) offers natural attractions that range from Yosemite National Park to Monterey Bay. The Bay

4 min read 2022-04-12 18:28:54

Are you California dreaming on a rainy spring day? Southern California (SoCal) attracts college applicants from all over the world thanks not only to

4 min read 2022-03-29 01:11:03

Boston, home to over 100 colleges and universities, has earned its reputation as the best “college town” in the U.S. With so many schools in

3 min read 2021-04-22 01:53:00

by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D.At this point in the college journey, many students are saying “I just wish someone would tell me what to do!!!”I’m a

3 min read 2021-04-09 20:25:22

On a gorgeous fall day, my husband and I strolled down the sidewalk. We took in the college campus surroundings, noticing the bucolic setting,

1 min read 2021-03-25 02:28:49

By Lee Shulman Bierer, College Admissions Strategies Typically what I’m saying to families at this time of the year is “load up your mini-vans

3 min read 2020-12-11 18:00:00

The challenges for enrollment managers have certainly piled up this year. Eight out of ten members of GenZ (aka Generation COVID) report being

3 min read 2020-11-13 18:30:00

Co-written by Gil Rogers, Executive Vice President, PlatformQ Education With recent reports of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine trials, many are hoping

4 min read 2020-10-16 04:20:03

Co-written by Gil Rogers, Executive Vice President, PlatformQ Education Spoke w/client who summarized his day yesterday: 12-5: Regional virtual fair

3 min read 2020-04-02 09:09:00

by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D.It’s hard to believe just two months ago, we were all wondering just what this year would bring in college admissions,

2 min read 2020-03-18 03:25:26

By Lee Shulman Bierer Were your spring break plans upended like everyone else’s? Are you trying to figure out how to make this “voluntary”

3 min read 2020-02-19 01:00:20

“You’ll know it when you see it.” I’d heard this advice about using a campus visit to help teens find their ideal school, but I didn’t

11 min read 2019-08-20 21:14:04

College campus visits are a ritual. A rite of passage. A requirement. And they also are mostly a waste of time and money. As the summer winds down,