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       College Planning: Searching for Solutions
       by Estelle Meskin

• Learning Differences: Finding the Right College for the LD Student
  


• Focus on Financial Aid
  


• “Score Choice” Creates Confusion for College Applicants
  
• Common Errors When Submitting Apps Electronically 
  
  
• Recs That Rock
  
• Net Price Calculators, the New Financial Aid Estimator 
  
  
• Parental Tips for Assisting College Planning Seniors
  
  
• Rising Seniors Advised to Utilize the Summer for College Planning
• Some Things You Don’t Need For College
• Admission Results, The Vital Statistics, at Selective Colleges and Universities
  
  
• Planning for College Early: The Upside
  

• Rejections and Wait List Disappoint Student. What’s Next?
  
• New! Net-Price Calculator Estimates College Aid 

• Evaluation Form a Good Tool When Visiting Colleges

• Volunteering---Important for College Admissions?
• Senior Course Selection.......How Important for College Admissions?  

• Deferred Applicant Requests Advice on How to Remain Viable
• Do Colleges Really Look at Senior Grades?

• What Happens after Early Action?
• A Few More Common Application Conundrums!

• Juniors, Get Into Gear Now for College!
• The Not So Common “Common Application”

• Making the Most of College: Advice for Freshmen
• The GRE Gets an Overhaul
  
  
• What is Demonstrated Interest?
• A Common Practice, Transferring Colleges

• College in Canada! Imagine
• Tuition at US Colleges and Universities is Going Up, Up, Up!

• How to Pay “In-State Tuition at Out of State Colleges”
• 2010 College Applications at Record Levels

• File Your FAFSA Now!
• Is a Gap Year a Good Alternative to College Next Year?

• Students with Learning Differences and the College Search

• Understanding the “Perfect Fit”
• Early Decision, a Game?

• College Fairs Narrow the College Search
  
  
• The Value of College Tours
• Score Choice Confusion

• Countdown to College

• Hazards of Social Networking, the New Buzzword
• Creating Roommate Harmony
  
  
• The Economic Benefits of Using a College Planner
• It's Not Too Late to Consider Summer Options
  
  
• Is It Worth the Wait?
• Admissions Watch
  
  
• What's Happening With Your College Applications?
• Is There Life After College?
  
  
• Paying for College During Difficult Economic Times
  
  
• MASA, Israeli Gap Year Programs

• From Test Anxiety to Peak Performance
• Research Colleges by Surfing Their Websites
  
  
• Planning for College Early: The Upside!
• Financing a College Education: Plan Ahead!

• College Survival: Roommate Compatibility
• LD Students Require Self-Advocacy Skills in College
  
  
• A Summer Reading List for “Rising Seniors” and Others
• The Value of Class Rank in Undergraduate Admissions

• Benefits of a Small Liberal Arts College
• Extracurriculars That Count!

• Accepted! Now What?
• Is It OK To Be Undecided?

• Student Faces the AP Dilemma
• Career Indecision Concerns Student

• A Yearning for Learning
• Money, Money, Money: The Financial Aid Search is On!
  
  
• Advice for "Late Blooming" Males (and Females)
• The Online Scholarship Search, Still a Scam!
  
  
• Campus safety concerns parents
• Common Application Becoming More Complicated
  
  
• College Fairs Important Tool in College Planning
• Student Athletes, Time to register for NCAA
  
  
• Roommate Compatibility Key Factor in College Success
• Is a Four-Year College Degree for Everyone?
  
  
• College Visits in Summer a “Yes-Yes”
• What is WUE?
  
  
• Service Learning, A New Twist on Volunteerism
  
  
• Difficult Decisions: How Do I Choose My #1
• Artists at Work

• Are All Medical Schools the Same?
• Dealing with The Thin Envelope
• Theatre Acceptance Surprises and Delights

• Ivies See Record Applications, Record Rejections
• “Do Colleges Really Look at Senior Grades?”

• Parent Seeks Advice on Learning Disabilities
• Consider Engineering!

• “I Wish I Could Go Back to College”
• Study Online Anytime

• “The College Road Trip”
• Freshman Seeks Transfer at Semester?

• High Holiday/College Class Conflicts
• How to Use Your College Fair

• Parents Seek Tips for Assisting College Planning Senior
• Revisiting the 529 Plan

• “Taking a Year Off”
• Surviving the Freshman Year in College

• Who Needs the SAT's Anyway?
• The BS/MD Option

• Premed Programs for a Non PreMed College Grad
• College Media Hype Shakes Parent
  
  
• The Dreaded Thin Envelope
• Less Selective College Offers More Merit Aid
  
  
• Summer Programs: The New “In” Way to Get In
• Computer Glitches and Other Application Mishaps
  
  
• Medical Schools Increase Class Size
• Juniors: Time to Get Into the College Mode
  
  
• Need-Based, Merit Driven Financial Aid
• Applicant “Misses the Mark” for Top Law Schools
  
  
• FAQ: The College Application Process
  
  
• Twins Seek a College Experience for Their Parents
• Saturday Football, A Big University Benefit
  
  
• Difficult Decisions: Finalizing the College List
• "Gapping Out" Without Goals"
  

• Is There Life After College?
• My Roommate is a Perfect Stranger
  
  
• College Sticker Shock Stuns Parents
• High School Senior Yearns for “Gap” Year
  
  
• Is It Worth The Wait?
• Theatre Major Considers a Pre-College Summer Experience
• Colleges Bombarded by Explosion of Applications
  
  
• College Scholarships: The Other 10%
• Scholarship Scams Still Around
  
  
• College “Booze Culture” Frightens Students and Parents
• High School Counselor Seek Summer Study Programs for Low Achiever
  
  
• ED/EA: Sometimes the Best Are Rejected
• Student Poses an Ethical Question About Early Action
• Taxpayers Benefit from Tuition and Fees Deduction
  
  
• Student's “Blues” Concerns Parents
• Are Online College Applications Given Equal Treatment?
  
  
• Junior Ponders New SAT vs. Old
• Future Doctor Concerned About Attending a Liberal Arts College
• Student Athletes- Time to Register with the NCAA!
  
  
• Anxiety Plaques Senior in College Quest
• Junior Alert: SAT and ACT Undergoing Major Changes
  
  
• Is a Four-Year College Degree for Everyone?
• Roommate Compatibility Key Factor in College Success