College Counseling Articles

Admissions 

“College Applications are Changing Again, Thanks to AI and Politics.” NY Times, August 24, 2026. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/us/college-admissions-changes.html?unlocked_article_code=1.8FA.fB8q.gqTnngy0oBSo&smid=url-share

“Opinion: I’m a Former Dean of Admissions: Colleges Shouldn’t be Paying Rich Kids to Enroll.” NY Times, August 21, 2026. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/opinion/college-financial-aid-wealthy.html?unlocked_article_code=1.7FA.QEQv.ZBR6Mm9gs3aC&smid=url-share

“Lights, Camera, Admit Me: How Admissions Video Essays are Reshaping the College Application Process,” 9/23/2025, https://internationalcollegecounselors.com/admissions-video-essays/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

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

“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,

“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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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/

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University of California Admissions Guide:

Financial Aid

“The Latest in College Pricing. Tuition at 10% of Your Income.” New York Times, June 21, 2026. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/well/osteopath-doctor-health.html?smid=em-share

“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

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

Helpful Guides for Parents 

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

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.

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 WTIH DISABILITIES

College Admissions: Strategies for ADD/ADHD and LD Students

“So Your Doctor is a DO. Does It Matter.” New York Times, July 13, 2025 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/well/osteopath-doctor-health.html?smid=em-share