Colwell College Consulting

10/01/2022

https://www.forbes.com/sites/edwardconroy/2022/09/19/families-with-assets-will-receive-less-financial-aid-next-year/?sh=594c3a287712

The FAFSA Asset Protection Allowance is at zero, what does that mean for you?

05/07/2021

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2021/05/06/four-bills-would-provide-better-financial-transparency-students?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=de223d9956-DNU_2021_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-de223d9956-236277989&mc_cid=de223d9956&mc_eid=be70f7543b

Bills were introduced in Congress last week that are intended to make it easier for students to understand the cost of college and how they can pay for it.

04/26/2021

https://www.forbes.com/sites/angelperez/2021/04/26/its-not-too-late-to-apply-to-college/?sh=2bb33837ba7e

Many colleges are still accepting applications. It's not too late to apply to and receive financial aid.

04/03/2021

I love when a STEM college makes a statement that test scores do not really tell you if a student will succeed! Big Kudos to WPI for making STEM education more accessible for a lot of students.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) announced today that it will no longer consider SAT or ACT scores in its admission process. The change to fully “test-blind” admissions will begin with the Fall 2021 application cycle and supports WPI’s mission of expanding access to a high-quality STEM ed...

03/12/2021

https://www.wsj.com/articles/expect-college-wait-lists-to-be-obnoxiously-long-this-year-11615377600?st=1wkntddi9mdzr8p&reflink=article_email_share

Students have applied to more schools, and admissions officers are struggling to predict who will actually accept their offers.

03/09/2021

https://www.forbes.com/sites/schifrin/2021/02/22/college-financial-grades-2021-will-your-alma-mater-survive-covid/?sh=98ba49349163

Before Covid-19, scores of the nation’s private colleges were already facing a financial health pandemic. Things have gotten worse—and here’s a report card.

02/22/2021

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/20/us/colleges-covid-applicants.html?action=click&block=associated_collection_recirc&impression_id=9bef9590-73ca-11eb-bf3f-eb7a99ab392a&index=0&pgtype=Article®ion=footer

Waiving standardized test requirements during the pandemic brought more hopefuls to the Ivy League and large state schools, while less-selective colleges face an alarming drop.

02/06/2021

A great post about why your GPA alone doesn't tell admission officers as much as you think it actually does.

A blog about college admission and the admissions process at University of Virginia.

12/19/2020

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-18/uc-numbers-soar-cal-state-tumbles-as-pandemic-upends-college-application-season?fbclid=IwAR0IyeowCvHOCx9FGEvs_TH6NTqL21JXQR4B7gDgsVA9ts9M6LxTfLfYDXE

The coronavirus pandemic has brought on a good news, bad news application season, as University of California draws a record number of applicants for fall 2021 while California State University fell.

06/12/2020

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2020/06/11/how-achieve-real-diversity-higher-education/

Dropping SAT/ACT test scores is just a first step, a law professor says.

04/23/2020

Some things to consider in this strange time. Please listen to this interview from the head of UC admissions and the President of WACAC (my regional professional organization).

We know high school students and families are anxious about how college applications will be affected by the COVID-19 crisis. That's why we gathered two college admissions experts and will bring them to you in an interactive newscast.

03/28/2020

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/2020/03/27/opinion-incoming-freshmen-dont-panic-colleges-support-you/2927003001/?fbclid=IwAR3L4PVe1WpmrwNlQKKy25psk54Za27V9KJdhjQJXA1wg9-Qp0yWeovKCZk