College Counseling Articles

Admissions 

“What You Need to Know about AI in College Admissions.” August 16, 2025.

https://swamistakeoncollege.substack.com/p/what-you-need-to-know-about-ai-in?r=u1kmb

“An Early Decision Applicant Backed out of Tulane. Tulane Punished the High School.”  NY Times, 10/26/25.  https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/business/tulane-early-decision-colorado-academy.html?smid=em-share

“The College Game is Changing:  It’s Still Rigged,” NY Times, 9/22/25,

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/opinion/college-admissions-seniors-stats.html?unlocked_article_code=1.n08.A4kp.lxo8_z5_DDeo&smid=em-share

“This is Peak College Admissions Insanity.”  5/1/24: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/opinion/college-admissions-applications.html?

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https://www.forbes.com/sites/emmawhitford/2024/04/29/the-new-ivies-as-employers-sour-on-the-super-elite-these-20-colleges-shine/

25 Expensive Colleges Worth Every Penny

Later College Deadlines Can Help Procrastinators-Forbes

College Admissions Deans, Counselor Talk how to Get In

Leadership: What Admissions Officers Really Want to See

Acing Your college Admissions Interview 

Free college search tool for students:  https://start.edu/

Big Future, Sponsored by College Board – college search, scholarships, careers:  https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/pay-for-college/scholarship-directory?gclid=CjwKCAiAlcyuBhBnEiwAOGZ2SzdGHRaL7Tux9fetA05bZnrE7ui6XpBaBp4NCp6gpEQ3F3ihaYLkMhoCGWgQAvD_BwE&ef_id=CjwKCAiAlcyuBhBnEiwAOGZ2SzdGHRaL7Tux9fetA05bZnrE7ui6XpBaBp4NCp6gpEQ3F3ihaYLkMhoCGWgQAvD_BwE:G:s&s_kwcid=AL!4330!3!651326006309!e!!g!!big%20future%20scholarship!16160844649!136053518791&gad_source=1

University of California Admissions Guide:

https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/how-to-apply/applying-as-a-freshman/filling-out-the-application.html

Financial Aid

“Want to Know What You’ll Pay for College,” NY Times, October 17, 2005.  https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/your-money/college-costs-calculator.html?unlocked_article_code=1.uU8.g0Pv.cx4NgqI09IN_&smid=em-share&login=smartlock&auth=login-smartlock

“Some Colleges Will Soon Charge $100,000. How Did This Happen?” New York Times, 4/8/24

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/05/your-money/paying-for-college/100k-college-cost-vanderbilt.html?unlocked_article_code=1.iU0.pWrU.YUmvwPL4Tuse&smid=url-share

How do I pay for College?https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/business/college-payment-loans.html

https://studentaid.gov/articles/

https://www.savingforcollege.com/article/how-to-pay-for-college-without-student-loan-debt?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_campaign=sfc_consumer_2022_12-28&utm_medium=email

https://howtopayforcollege.com/blog/fafsa-simplification-what-do-you-need-to-do

Helpful Guides for Parents 

“Anxious Parents Are The Ones Who Need Help.”  New York Times, 4/8/24

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/08/opinion/teen-mental-health-college.html?unlocked_article_code=1.i00.1_rG._AvuaG_16hHQ&smid=url-share

6 Ways Parents Can Help Students With the College Application Process 

http://The Price You Pay for College: An Entirely New Road Map for the Biggest Financial Decision Your Family Will Ever Make, October 2022.

https://thecollegefinanciallady.com/2024/01/02/new-years-resolutions-3/

Higher Education Trends:  https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeltnietzel/2024/01/01/five-higher-education-trends-to-watch-for-in-2024/?sh=2e791d204fcb

JP Morgan Guide to Saving and Planning for College:  https://am.jpmorgan.com/content/dam/jpm-am-aem/americas/us/en/literature/brochure/529-cpe.pdf

Forbe’s America’s Top Colleges, 9/25 https://www.forbes.com/top-colleges/?mc_cid=0e813a115b&mc_eid=f1ac382df0

Students With Disabilities 

College Admissions: Strategies for ADD/ADHD and LD Students