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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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Graduation Rates ~ What’s The Cost?

March 16, 2011

Tweet“After graduation, I’ll be needing a decent car.” Considering current graduation rates, you might have a better chance at a bicycle and a bus pass. Instead of that car, you might be asking: “May I have another semester?” You may well be planning to graduate from college in four years. But how sure are you [...]

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