Timely Tips to Ease You Through The Process
March Madness
Are your brackets ready? Squares are purchased, initials marked, and the Boards are ready. Yes, all eyes turn to the NCAA Tournament and college hoops. This year, the tournament comes to our backyard as Boston plays host to the East Regional Finals at the TD [Boston]...
Housing Before Yes – Wait a Minute
The college admission process is stressful enough … add this year's financial aid debacle, and you have sources of students and families on edge. But, no, let's make matters worse. If it isn't hard enough for families to navigate the college planning, finding,...
Seven +1 Things Parents of 11th Graders Should Be Doing Now.
Many families are well into their college planning by now. Are you? With over 150 different activities, tasks, and deadlines to manage, you still need to start now, if you don't mind. Break the 11th-grade to 12th-grade journey into segments based on the time, tasks,...
What’s Up with Financial Aid?
By now, you have read or heard the U.S. Department of Education's financial aid ship has suffered another setback. This year's financial aid process, already suffering from delays, confusion, and heightened anxiety for students, parents, guardians, and schools, has...
Let’s Talk Performance Reviews
As soon as the ball dropped and we entered 2024, the wheels of motion went into action to begin the annual performance review process. Human Resource Departments working with Department Heads, Managers, and employees across organizations hailed the end of another year...
Bring it on 2024 – Thoughts on Higher Education.
We closed 2023 with many positive events and changes in the higher education industry. We experienced a slight increase in enrollment, a new view of the need for a Gap Year, the introduction of a new Better FAFSA, and a state, Massachusetts, taking the lead to shine...