Higher Education M.Ed. alum Elana Denham presented her research at the 7th Annual Texas Higher Educational Symposium at The University of Texas (UT). Her research focused on Factors Affecting the Access, Retention, and Graduation of Black, Hispanic, ... Read More >
For more than 30 years, the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation has supported hundreds of top performing students pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering or mathematics. This year, LSU physics major and former Bright Futures student Amy LeBleu
There’s more than one way to apply to college, and the array of application options confuses most first-time applicants.
Regular deadlines, normally around January 1, give seniors the entire fall semester and winter break to write essays and complete ... Read More >
Seniors:
At this time, you’re really beginning to feel the crunch and workload of college apps and essays (almost another class) and class work. Fitzgerald said, “At three o’clock in the morning, it is always the long, dark night of the soul.” ... Read More >
Like Ali Baba’s magical phrase, “Open Sesame,” numbers open doors to colleges around the country. I’ve discovered some magic numbers over my 30 plus years first as an admissions counselor, then as a high school counselor, and most recently (seventeen ... Read More >
Recent changes by the U.S. Department of Education to the FAFSA (financial aid form) deadlines will most certainly accelerate college admissions deadlines, acceptances and aid offers.
FAFSA is now open October 1st in the year preceding the freshman ... Read More >
Confusion is an uncomfortable but inevitable first step when beginning to decide on a college major. I advise “undecided” students to lean into the ambiguity as they uncover their major as well as their emerging identity.
Many students feel pressure ... Read More >
Unexpected expenses. Is anything more stress-inducing than this for a college student (or their parents)? Many college freshmen look at the estimated tuition cost for their school, click “Accept” on loans and financial aid to meet that amount, and ... Read More >
It was one of those days in Austin, Texas, that was an expectant kind of hot, the kind that you could stand for ten minutes without breaking a sweat, but you knew it had the potential to morph into a scorching, Dante’s Inferno kind of hot if some clouds ... Read More >
Spending time with my friends at ICCL last Sunday was fun and light-hearted. Visiting with my students Laja, Abhishek and other families relaxing at the Bay Oaks Pool allowed me to give expert tips on applying to college and preparing for the upcoming