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The Race to Nowhere – A Student Rat Race?

August 2, 2011

Tweet  The movie, Race to Nowhere is being viewed pretty extensively around the country. While not commenting on the producers’ agenda or politics, there was an instance that struck my counselor nerve: The nervous laughter of parents realizing they were viewing their Doppelganger when the issues of the pressure to perform and the difficulty of [...]

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College Search GamePLAN – A Lifeboat?

June 27, 2011

Tweet  A financial planner asked us recently why we created the College Search GamePLAN teaching platform for college search, admissions and funding. Our long time colleague, Tom McGrath had this image in his library, and it provided a clear answer… We are like the grizzly old guy trying desperately to stop that woodpecker making more [...]

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College Retention – A Stitch In Time Saves Nine

January 25, 2011

TweetAs high school Juniors embark on their college searches, what preoccupies them? We know that many large schools use sports programs as an aggressive marketing tool (that should give you some ideas). And after so many years working with families, we can cite a long list ranging from brand name, class/dorm (co-ed or not) size [...]

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