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13 Jun

Overcoming 2024-25 Financial Aid Challenges: Key Lessons and Insights

April 1, 2025
Posted by Ecliptic Financial Advisors

The 2024-25 financial aid cycle has brought significant challenges, primarily due to technical glitches and delays associated with the redesigned Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Numerous initiatives have been launched to support...

06 Mar

College Admissions

Is Testing Really “Optional”?

April 1, 2025
Posted by Ecliptic Financial Advisors

In recent years, there has been a significant evolution in the landscape of college admissions policies, particularly regarding the role of standardized testing. What began as a movement towards "test optional" or "test flexible"...

13 Jun

Preparing for College

The Answer to Supplemental Essay Stress: Making a Schedule

April 1, 2025
Posted by Ecliptic Financial Advisors

Let’s talk about supplemental essays. Those extra essays colleges love to ask you to write up alongside your personal statement. These colleges do not simply ask for your personal statement; no, they also want...

29 May

College Admissions

A Complete Guide to the College Application Process

April 1, 2025
Posted by Ecliptic Financial Advisors

The college application process can seem intimidating, especially if students don't have parents or siblings who have already been through it and can offer advice. Since there are so many steps, such as writing an essay...

22 May

College Admissions

Just What Is Going on With College Admissions?

April 1, 2025
Posted by Ecliptic Financial Advisors

The arrival of COVID-19 changed the college admissions game, but even before the pandemic, there was already a clear trend: the expectations of admissions officers had risen considerably. A solid GPA was no longer...

16 May

Preparing for College

How to Take Control of the College Visit

April 1, 2025
Posted by Ecliptic Financial Advisors

With summer quickly approaching, it is the time of the year that families begin to look towards visiting colleges. It is extremely important that you visit the colleges you are interested in. There are...

10 Mar

College Admissions

The College Entry Essay: Tips from Admissions Officers at Leading Schools

April 1, 2025
Posted by Ecliptic Financial Advisors

Across the country, parents and high school seniors are in the middle of the daunting college application process, especially the much-feared, often misunderstood personal essay portion. How important is the essay section? Enough to...

27 Jan

College Admissions, College Financial Aid, Financial Aid

Don’t Panic! It’s Just an Email.

February 7, 2023
Posted by Ecliptic Financial Advisors

It's common for colleges to send informative and important emails about your student's financial aid progress. But many aren't exactly what they seem. Some are blanket emails that go out to every applicant regardless...

26 Jul

College Planning, Preparing for College

What Are You Really Paying For?

April 1, 2025
Posted by Ecliptic Financial Advisors

Over the past decade, there have been shifts in the way that students study. More important is the length of time they spend on their studies. According to an American Interest article College Students...

20 May

College Admissions

Just What Is Going on With College Admissions?

April 1, 2025
Posted by Ecliptic Financial Advisors

I was recently teaching a college prep class when one of my students asked me, “Is it true that admissions this season were a bloodbath?” Interesting word usage, I thought! But she wasn’t wrong...

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Overcoming 2024-25 Financial Aid Challenges: Key Lessons and Insights

Is Testing Really “Optional”?

The Answer to Supplemental Essay Stress: Making a Schedule

A Complete Guide to the College Application Process

Just What Is Going on With College Admissions?

How to Take Control of the College Visit

The College Entry Essay: Tips from Admissions Officers at Leading Schools

Don’t Panic! It’s Just an Email.

What Are You Really Paying For?

Just What Is Going on With College Admissions?

Overcoming 2024-25 Financial Aid Challenges: Key Lessons and Insights

Is Testing Really “Optional”?

The Answer to Supplemental Essay Stress: Making a Schedule

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