ACT Scores Needed for Success

High ACT scores are no guarantee of success, but which scores “usually” predict success?  The ACT corporation has figured this out. 

An English score of 18 gives the student a 50% chance for a “B” in English Composition in college.  That same student has a 75% chance of earning a “C”. 
An ACT score of 22 in [...]

Best College for You

The newest book by Barb Pytel, Best College for You, has received a high recommendation from the School Library Journal.  The book is an easy read, gives real student examples, and comes with a CD-ROM that makes things easier for you.  College is way too important and expensive to just jump in without knowing what you [...]

Keep SAT & ACT Scores a Secret

A little known fact is that you do not have to list colleges on your ACT or SAT application form. You do have the option of waiting until you know your scores and then send on to colleges. Why do this? Well, the first time you take these tests, your score may not be all [...]

Schools Not Naming Valedictorians

Some larger schools are eliminating the title of Valedictorian and going to a different system that honors more students. Some are going to the Top Ten and others are honoring everyone with a 3.9 g.p.a. Don’t freak out if your school is doing this. Colleges aren’t all that seduced with those titles. They are more [...]

FAFSA Made Easier!

Good News! The FAFSA is being simplified. FAFSA is the complicated financial aid form that turns many students and parents against even going to college. In 2007 the process was begun to simplify things and it finally happened! For 2010-2011 FAFSA-on-the-Web has been redesigned. Those applying for aid in the 2010-11 academic year in January [...]

New College Search Site

Hello, visitors!
Welcome to this website which is likely to help you more than any other website of its kind.  Here you will find easy-to-understand information on just what to do when looking for a college.    Explore the various posts and come back often for new information posted often. 
I have authored a book on this topic, [...]