Michelle Kretzschmar

Should I avoid Liberal Arts Colleges if I’m interested in science?

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ShareTweetFlipEmailPin0 SharesNo. Many people believe that only universities can provide the facilities and classes for undergraduates to complete a strong undergraduate major in the sciences. Like most sweeping assumptions, it isn’t true. Liberal Arts Colleges have long been known to prepare students for graduate studies in the sciences. The National Science Foundation did a study … Read more

What is superscoring?

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ShareTweetFlipEmailPin0 SharesSuperscoring is the practice of taking the best sub scores from multiple test dates to create the highest superscore possible. For example, if a student took the SAT twice with the following results, the superscore would be the third set of numbers Subtest Test Date 1 Test Date 2 Superscore Critical Reading 640 680 … Read more

What is the PSAT?

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ShareTweetFlipEmailPin0 SharesThe PSAT is the Preliminary SAT and National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Basically, the PSAT is a practice test for the SAT that is given in high schools in October. The PSAT takes only about half the time of the actual SAT and at $14 costs much less than the SAT. Students register for … Read more

What are the federal student loan programs?

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ShareTweetFlipEmailPin0 SharesThere are four types of federal loans. Three are loans to students and one is a loan to parents. The most common loan is the Direct Loan, formally known as the Stafford loan. These are direct loans to the student from the federal government. There are two types of Direct loans, subsidized and unsubsidized. … Read more

FAQ: I won’t qualify for financial aid, why should I fill out the FAFSA?

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A person stands on the path in front of a college campus building, reading a note that says, "College FAQ: I won't qualify for financial aid, why should I fill out the FAFSA?
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Post it note FAQ: I won't qualify for financial aid, why should I fill out the FAFSA?Even if you think your family makes too much money to qualify for financial aid, you should still fill out the FAFSA. You need to complete the FAFSA to be eligible for certain loans that don’t rely on income such as the unsubsidized Direct Student Loan the PLUS loans for parents.  The FAFSA is also required for many state-based college financial aid programs.

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Are college campus visits necessary?

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ShareTweetFlipEmailPin0 SharesNo. You do not have to visit a college in order to be admitted to a college. I get the impression that emphasis on campus visits is partially a generational thing. I don’t know of anyone my age (that is old enough to have kids in college) who visited the college before they showed … Read more

Some Perspective on Getting Into College

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Admissions office representing reality of getting into collegeYou know getting into college must be tough when some of the highest achieving high schools are experiencing suicide clusters. It’s not really that surprising given what you hear in the popular media. Come April 1st every year, you would think that most high school students don’t have a chance of getting into their first choice college. All you hear is how few students colleges are accepting into their freshman classes and the despair of the worthy students and their families.

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What are learning communities?

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ShareTweetFlipEmailPin0 SharesA learning community is when a group of students take two or more courses together. The courses may be based on a theme or simply core classes required by the college. The goal of a learning community is to provide students with increased opportunities to form relationships with other students and interact with faculty. … Read more