The New Fashion: Test-Optional Admissions

The New Fashion: Test-Optional Admissions

By Paul Culp, MA (Oxon.), CFT, GCDF, CCSP Old. Let’s be frank about it. You’d have to be pretty old to remember a time when the SAT or ACT wasn’t a fact of life for most high school students who aspire to a college education. It still is. However, the winds of change...
The Non-Traditional Student: A New Normal?

The Non-Traditional Student: A New Normal?

By Paul Culp, MA (Oxon.), CFT, GCDF, CCSP The “typical” college student isn’t typical anymore. No longer are the majority of students the ones we’re accustomed to thinking of as the norm—because collegians who proceed directly from high school to higher...
Golf Scholarships by the Numbers

Golf Scholarships by the Numbers

By Paul Culp, MA (Oxon.), CFT, GCDF, CCSP The NCAA has just set the fields for the men’s and women’s golf championships, and we’re confident that the increased exposure for the sport at this time of year will spur some interest in golf scholarships...
Closing the Gap With Merit Scholarships

Closing the Gap With Merit Scholarships

By Paul Culp, MA (Oxon.), CFT, GCDF, CCSP So you’ve determined your Estimated Family Contribution (we hope our free EFC calculator was helpful) and submitted your FAFSA (we hope Eat Your Alphabet Soup: FAFSA, EFC, COA, and Other Delights made the process less murky)....
Current Trends in College Admissions

Current Trends in College Admissions

By Paul Culp, MA (Oxon.), CFT, GCDF, CCSP The National Association of College Admission Counseling has released its report on the State of College Admission as of 2018, a document stuffed with plenty of vital information not only for educators but also for families...