high school seniors Archives

A Quick Parent Guide from August Through College Decision Day

Senior year brings overlapping application, financial aid and scholarship deadlines. Use this guide to help your student focus on the right tasks at the right time without feeling like it…

Regan Blume August 14, 2026

College Prep

The Rising Senior’s Month-by-Month College Application Timeline

Senior year comes with a lot of moving pieces: college applications, financial aid forms, scholarship deadlines, essays, recommendations and big decisions about cost. You do not have to tackle all…

Regan Blume August 11, 2026

College Prep Financial Aid Lifestyle Tips

Your 4-Week Summer Scholarship Sprint

Turn Summer Into Scholarship Season Summer is one of the best times to make scholarship progress. The school year is over, deadlines aren't piling up quite as fast, and even…

Regan Blume June 15, 2026

Parent Newsletters

The January Reset: A Parent’s Guide to a Strong Spring Semester

A new semester is more than a schedule change, it’s an opportunity to reset. January is the perfect time to help your student strengthen habits, set realistic expectations, and start…

Regan Blume January 22, 2026

College Application Preparing for College

Financial Fit vs. Dream School: How to Find the Right Balance

It’s exciting when your student falls in love with their “dream school” and as a new year begins, that excitement can start to feel more real as decision deadlines and…

Regan Blume December 15, 2025

Preparing for College

What Parents of High School Seniors Should Know

Your child’s senior year of high school is exciting, but let’s be honest, it can also feel overwhelming. Between campus visits, application deadlines, essays, and financial aid forms, it’s easy…

Regan Blume September 11, 2025

Funny General

Shake Off Your Senioritis

Welcome to senioritis: the universal condition of students who are so close to the finish line that they’ve mentally checked out. (Spoiler alert: it gets worse after spring break.) But…

Jane Cooper January 31, 2025

Financial Aid General Preparing for College

The Essay that Won Me $406,000

Jane introduces us to her multi-scholarship-winning essay. Sitting pretty with a 2.7 GPA in your junior year of high school doesn’t exactly scream “scholarship.” The year before, my older sister…

Jane Cooper May 3, 2024

Preparing for College

Avoid Senioritis! Stay Motivated Your Senior Year

Don’t catch senioritis your final year of high school! These tips will help you stay the course so you can start your college experience without a hitch.

It’s a battle (almost) as old as time itself- how do you stay motivated when senioritis is nipping at your heels?