College Admissions Help Blog

If the answer to the first question is yes, this study says that the majority of your generation will also say yes to the second question. Who needs a sense of smell if you have a laptop and cell phone? Is this an accurate description of your generation? (more…)

The US Dept of Education's IPEDS (Integrated Post-secondary Education Data System) contains information on all 7,000+ officially-recognized institutions of higher education in the United States. We present a list of the 20 largest institutions of higher education by "12-month unduplicated headcount," meaning it is the number of unique individuals who enrolled in at least one class during the 12 months of 2009. Whether a system of individual campuses is counted as one or multiple institutions depends on how that institution is accredited and chartered. All data can be verified on the IPEDS system website. (more...)

This time of year, many students are trying to figure out how to pay for college. If you received your financial aid package and it’s just not enough to cover college expenses, you are not the only one. Many students are facing the same issues, this recent blog post from the Student Loan Network reports that their recent poll of 1801 students found that 76.9% of students did not receive enough financial aid last year! If you did not receive enough financial aid, and your family’s savings just isn’t enough, read on to learn more about your options. (more…)

Always an interesting topic.  What we typically see is simply the most expensive private colleges.  Here is a list of the top 15 most expensive "Public 4 Year Colleges". (more...)

Like many people I’m sure, there are a lot of things I wish I had known before I went to college; Not just about academics, but things like how to get juice out of a carpet, or how to eat healthy. This is why I suggest that students heading into their freshman year of college check out some of the books below. These helpful college guides are not only chocked full of useful information for college, but also make great beach reading for the summer!

College Life

I’ve categorized these books as “college life” because they include everything under the sun- from finances, to alleviating roommate conflict, these books are great resources to help students prepare for college. Some of the information may be common sense, but overall, these books really help students adapt quickly and easily to college life, and may offer some great insight and tips for the incoming freshman!

• The Naked Roommate: And 107 Other Issues You Might Run Into in College by Harlan Cohen
• The Everything College Survival Book: From Social Life To Study Skills–all You Need To Fit Right In by Michael S. Malone
• Navigating Your Freshman Year: How to Make the Leap to College Life-and Land on Your Feet by Students Helping Students
• Been There, Should’ve Done That: 995 Tips for Making the Most of College by Suzette Tyler

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