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Early decision applicants may enjoy improved odds of being accepted at their dream school, but that could come at the price of receiving less in college aid, experts say.

According to a 2017 report by the National Association for College Admission Counseling, schools offering early decision accepted nearly 60 percent of early decision applicants in fall 2016. Among schools with early decision policies, the average overall admissions rate was almost 48 percent in fall 2016 – that's more than a 10 percentage point difference compared with early decision admissions. Read More

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It’s hard to be a teenager these days. It’s hard to be the parent of a teenager these days.

(Admittedly, as someone who is neither a teenager, nor the parent of one, I make the above statements from the perspective of an observer who spends a great deal of time networking with these two specific groups of people, but let me be clear, readers – based on my observations, I stand by said statements. Watch the news and chat with parents and teens and all one can possibly conclude is that it’s rough out there right now!)

I blame social media. Read More