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Living on a College Budget

By Al Krulick, Guest Blog Congratulations high school graduate! Your childhood is essentially over and you’re moving on to meet the joys and challenges of the rest of your adult life. And if you’re…
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A Cure for Test Anxiety

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By Victoria Tillson Evans, Ph.D. One Exam. Four Hours. The Rest of Your life. If you’re anything like most people, you dread the power of the standardized test. After all, not only do most college admissions…
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How Many Applications Is Too Many?

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By Victoria Tillson Evans, Ph.D. By the summer between junior and senior years, most high school students have generated the list of colleges that they would like to apply to. Some have even finished their…
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Tips for Finding Scholarships

By Victoria Tillson Evans, Ph.D. As many high school students may not yet know, there are numerous options out there to find money for college. For the few who have saved or accrued assets over the years…
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The Hidden Costs of College

By Victoria Tillson Evans, Ph.D. This past year, Times Magazine and U.S. News and World Report ran articles exposing some of the unspoken costs of attending college (see: The 13 Hidden College Expenses and Financial…
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A Backdoor Entry into the Ivy League?

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By Victoria Tillson Evans, Ph.D. Wouldn’t it be great if you found the secret key to open the door to an Ivy League degree? It may surprise you, but such opportunities do exist. They just are not for…
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