College Visits
Fall 2008 Visits (& News)

Northwest College Updates Open houses for juniors and seniors considering various colleges throughout the Northwest have been announced. To learn more about opportunities to visit colleges, meet with coaches, hear from faculty, and tour the facilities, go to the admissions websites and research campus events. Here are just a few of the opportunities in our […]
June & July 2008 Visits

Recent College Visits As part of the IECA (Independent Educational Consultants Association) conference in Minneapolis this spring, we participated in extensive counselor tours of colleges in the area. We began our tour at Gustavus Adolphus College in Saint Peter, Minnesota. Top programs at this small Lutheran liberal arts college include forensics, drama, and theater. Many […]
May 2008 Visits (& News)

Financial and Merit Aid in the College Process Juniors who are in the process of compiling their college lists may want to learn more about the financial aspects of this process. While some colleges offer merit aid based on academic performance to the top third or quarter of the applicant pool, others (usually those few […]
March & April 2008 Visits

My road trip through Connecticut and Massachusetts continued with a visit to Clark University (right photo). Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, Clark iis included in the Colleges That Change Lives, a collection of 40 colleges selected for their high levels of faculty engagement and student learning in the liberal arts tradition. Clark’s most popular programs include […]