New SAT Conversion Chart Made Simple
What does the conversion chart say about the new SAT? This past week the CollegeBoard released several tables detailing student’s performance on the new SAT compared to the old SAT. The official conversion tables show that the new SAT has higher scores than expected across the entire score range (about a 60-80 point increase in scores […]
Why CPA Includes Tuition Refund Insurance with its Memberships
Tuition Insurance -- What it Does, Why it Helps, & Why You Need It from College Parents of America Tuition refund insurance is not a widely discussed product. However, in talking to parents, we've discerned that it helps put to put parents' minds--and finances--at ease.
What I Read Over my Winter Vacation
While many of you were catching up on your pleasure reading over the recent holidays, I took a different route.Call me a martyr, but one of the many higher-ed-related tomes I tackled by the fire on those dark late December nights was Tuition Rising: Why College Costs So Much , published by Harvard University Press and written by Ronald G. Ehrenberg, director of the Higher Education Research Institute at Cornell University. I really welcomed the nearby fire, because Prof. Ehrenreich's conclusions were rather chilling.
How Parents Can Help Make College Move-In Day A Success
Moving your student to college is often filled with stress, sweat and emotion. So being prepared is vital to making the most of this moment and leaving your student on campus both confident and secure.
