College Guides and College Consulting
Your Ultimate 2023 Scholarship Guide [W/ Tips & Resources]
List of Top Colleges (U.S. News & World Report
A Guide to Scholarships and Financial Aid
American College Test (ACT)
Registration, Calendar, sample questions, sample practice test, and section descriptions. The link to the online prep is not advised. The online prep currently does not include strategies. Students thus spend needless time when a tutor can give explanations and strategies.
Best Colleges: Choosing a Major
Best Colleges: Careers
Students who are academically driven and pursuing top higher education choices must be prepared and intentional when choosing a school to get to a dream career. All schools offer majors, but choosing the right major creates a world of difference and an easier pathway to achieve set goals. Take a look at BestColleges.com’s guides on choosing a major and career pathways.
Boyer Educational Consulting
West Hartford, CT based consultant for improving college admissions and scholarship awards. Laura Boyer works with students and families to guide them through the college application process. She has worked in admissions for two prestigious colleges and gives families the “ins and outs” of what colleges look for.
College Board
Link to the SAT online at the College Board’s site. After you set up an account with username and password, you can register online for tests, and get your scores online. The College Board site also helps you plan for college, research colleges, and find scholarships.
College Counseling Partners International
Alicia Lindgren leads a consulting group based in Norwich Vermont and Zurich Switzerland. They specialize in propelling students to elite US and UK universities. The firm has a last-second application review: Is your student ready to press “submit?”
Compass College Consulting
Colorado-based Gisele Pansze is a private admissions consultant who has worked with hundreds of families from across the US and South America. Her experience working at selective colleges informs her private practice.
DreamSeekers Academy
Grad School Admissions Preparation. New Jersey based. Serving students worldwide. Call them at 973-950-9593.
Ivy Select College Consulting
L.A.-based top college admissions counseling specialists. National scope. Reasonable rates.
Klaar College Consulting
Veteran Charlotte Klaar helps select the right prep school or college for your child. Based in Brunswick MD. Serves clients throughout Metro DC.
Tech Schools / Trade Schools / Online Degree Programs
Easy-to-use fairly update database of programs. Search by location and vocation. Choice of online or Brick-and-Mortar locations.
Top Tier Admissions
Author of “A is for Admissions” helps clients understand the admissions process. Work the college application process to maximize results – top placement record year-in and year-out
TouredIt
INSIGHTFUL College tours, from candid students in the know. Contact Joshua Bernstein, 305-206-7966, Joshua.bernstein@touredit.com or click the link to schedule.
Affordable Colleges Online
Overview of Affordable Colleges
The 10 most affordable colleges in 2024.
Financial Aid and Scholarship Guide
The cost of education should not stop people from pursuing their dreams. Scholarships can help ease the financial burden.
Educational Partners and Recommended Sites
College Admissions Partners
Minnesota-based expert who specializes in BS-MD admissions.
HomeSchool.com
Empowers parents to create the ideal school for their child at home. The home-schooling resources are now SOOOO vast, parents should never feel “stuck” in a school system.
Additional Resources
College Admissions Services
Personalized, percentage chances of admission at more than 150 colleges, as well as counseling and information on choosing colleges, visiting, and applying. $5 to $7 per college.
College Planning USA
Connecticut-based Jeffrey Noll heads an agency dedicated to helping parents reduce their EFC (or “Expected Financial Contribution”), while offering other tuition-saving advice.
College Scholarships Directory
Admissions office email addresses and phone numbers, scholarship and financial aid office email addresses, and links to the home pages and online applications of more than a thousand colleges and universities.
College Visits
Do’s and Don’ts of College Visits.
CriminalJusticePrograms.com
Find web’s most complete directory of accredited Criminal Justice schools and programs.
EducationDegree.com
Teaching careers (both degree and certificate)
Edvisors.com
Choosing student loans and understanding loan terms
Guaranteed Scholarships Directory
Guaranteed scholarships are unlimited in number, including some competitive colleges. Some require no interview, essay, portfolio, audition, competition or other “secondary” requirement. Just meet the criteria and adhere to the deadlines.
HealthAdministrationDegrees.com
Find web’s most complete directory of accredited Healthcare Administration degree programs.
JQR Capital - Financial Planning
JQR Capital, headed by James Q. Rice, offers financial planning, investment management, and tax preparation services to their Connecticut (and beyond) clients. A large part of the JQR Capital process is education so that people can make better decisions using their brains rather than their stomachs.
Management Training UK
An alternate to MBA programs. (Also, what MBA programs USED to be 40+ years ago): supply management training courses and management training programs throughout the UK, Europe and the Middle East.
Unitek College
Provides health care career training in Vocational Nursing (LVN), LVN to Registered Nursing (LVN to RN), Associate Degree Nursing (ADN), Medical Assistant (MA) and Pharmacy Technician (PT).