Red Team College Planning

Does Your Child Even Need a College Fund?

https://www.parents.com/parenting/money/does-your-child-even-need-a-college-fund/

Does Your Child Even Need a College Fund? Short answer: No.

Opinion | The Arbitrariness of Elite College Admissions

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-arbitrariness-of-elite-college-admissions-11599251063

I know no one loves this idea...but there is a lot of truth here.

Opinion | The Arbitrariness of Elite College Admissions Maybe a lottery would be a better approach.

Red Team College Planning updated their phone number.

Red Team College Planning updated their phone number.

Here’s a List of Colleges’ Plans for Reopening in the Fall

https://www.chronicle.com/article/heres-a-list-of-colleges-plans-for-reopening-in-the-fall/

Curious about colleges plans to reopen?

Here’s a List of Colleges’ Plans for Reopening in the Fall Our searchable list, now with cumulative analysis, tracks whether institutions expect to have in-person or online-only classes or some mix of the two. Tell us what your campus is doing.

Perspective | More than 300 college deans explain what they want — and don’t want — to see from applicants in the covid-19 era

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2020/06/29/more-than-165-college-deans-explain-what-they-want-dont-want-see-applicants-covid-19-era/

One of our great client dads just shared with me. This sheds real light on the importance of essays this year.

Perspective | More than 300 college deans explain what they want — and don’t want — to see from applicants in the covid-19 era Read the statement and the list of endorsers.

Red Team College Planning updated their business hours.

Red Team College Planning updated their business hours.

National Association for College Admission Counseling- NACAC Update: Coronavirus Outbreak

This is a good reference for families regarding college Covid-19 updates.

https://www.nacacnet.org/news--publications/newsroom/press-releases/nacac-update-coronavirus/

National Association for College Admission Counseling- NACAC Update: Coronavirus Outbreak NACAC is closely monitoring the evolving news about the coronavirus (COVID-19). This web page provides updates on how the virus may impact NACAC members and other college counseling and admission professionals as well as students and families.

How the FAFSA and ACT Can Hurt Your Application (And Not for the Reasons You Think)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/noodleeducation/2015/06/16/how-the-fafsa-and-act-can-hurt-your-application-and-not-for-the-reasons-you-think/

What Schools Want: Low Acceptance Rates, High Yields...5 years later this goal is increasingly important for College Ranking.

How the FAFSA and ACT Can Hurt Your Application (And Not for the Reasons You Think) by Dan Edmonds Everyone knows that college admissions decisions are determined by how much schools want certain candidates. Here’s a lesser-known fact: Decisions are also determined by how much you want certain schools. What Schools Want: Low Acceptance Rates, High Yields Colleges and universities...

Degrees of difficulty: Millions have some college, no degree to show | Cronkite News - Arizona PBS

https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2020/01/06/degrees-of-difficulty-millions-have-some-college-no-degree-to-show/

Degrees of difficulty: Millions have some college, no degree to show | Cronkite News - Arizona PBS Arizona had almost 600,000 "noncompleters" last year - those with some higher education but no degree to show for it - and the state is not alone. Up to 36 million Americans are noncompleters, says a report, that says colleges need to do better at working with nontraditional students.

Why Colleges Look at Students' Social Media

https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/2019-08-22/why-colleges-look-at-students-social-media-accounts

Why students' social media matters now.

Why Colleges Look at Students' Social Media Colleges don't always review social media, and doing so can help or hurt a student's odds of admission.

More Parents Are Putting Limits on College Help

https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/loans/more-parents-are-putting-limits-on-college-help

More Parents Are Putting Limits on College Help Should parents pay for college? A growing number want their kids to help pay and fewer are willing to sacrifice their retirement funds. That’s a good thing.

Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching | Home

Families often ask us for good resources on unbiased college information. Here is one of the better ones:

https://www.carnegiefoundation.org/

Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching | Home The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching is committed to developing networks of ideas, individuals, and institutions to advance teaching and learning.

Yale Becomes First University to Rescind Admission for Student in College Fraud Scandal

http://time.com/5558754/yale-becomes-first-university-to-rescind-admission-for-student-in-college-fraud-scandal/

Yale Becomes First University to Rescind Admission for Student in College Fraud Scandal The student received a fraudulent athletic endorsement

Shark Tank star Robert Herjavec: How my liberal arts degree taught me the most important skill in business

https://www.cnbc.com/video/2019/02/22/shark-tank-robert-herjavec-what-i-learned-from-my-liberal-arts-degree.html

Shark Tank star Robert Herjavec: How my liberal arts degree taught me the most important skill in business When it comes to being an entrepreneur, communication is key, says the "Shark Tank" star, Robert Herjavec.

Want to raise successful kids? Stop telling them 'everything will be OK'—do these 5 things instead

Researchers discovered that the more emotionally, mentally and socially competent kids were in kindergarten, the more likely they were to go to college and be employed full-time at age 25. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/05/how-to-raise-successful-emotionally-intelligent-and-mentally-strong-kids-according-to-science.html

Want to raise successful kids? Stop telling them 'everything will be OK'—do these 5 things instead Reading aptitude and soccer skills don't guarantee a successful and happy adult life.

Dear Therapist: I’m Worried the College-Admissions Process Is Rigged Against My Son

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2019/02/im-worried-my-son-wont-get-good-college/582979/

Dear Therapist: I’m Worried the College-Admissions Process Is Rigged Against My Son He has grades and test scores that I think should qualify him for the Ivy League—but he’s also white and upper-middle-class.

15 Worst College Majors for a Lucrative Career

https://www.kiplinger.com/slideshow/business/T012-S001-worst-college-majors-for-a-lucrative-career-2019/index.html

15 Worst College Majors for a Lucrative Career Your pay and employment prospects are influenced by what you study in college. Know what to expect from your major before you borrow the tuition money to get it.

Colleges Mine Data on Their Applicants

Colleges are keeping track of student engagement.

www.wsj.com/articles/the-data-colleges-collect-on-applicants-11548507602

Colleges Mine Data on Their Applicants Some colleges, in an effort to sort through a growing number of applications, are quietly tracking applicants’ online interaction with the schools and considering it when deciding whom to admit.

The Secrets of Getting Into Harvard Were Once Closely Guarded. That’s About to Change.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-secrets-of-getting-into-harvard-were-once-closely-guarded-thats-about-to-change-1539272436

The Secrets of Getting Into Harvard Were Once Closely Guarded. That’s About to Change. A trial beginning Monday will examine how Harvard uses race to shape its student body. The court decision could upend practices of other elite colleges.

Why Is College in America So Expensive?

https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2018/09/why-is-college-so-expensive-in-america/569884/

Why Is College in America So Expensive? The outrageous price of a U.S. degree is unique in the world.