By Sarah Daren. Finance is a practical skill that most teenagers never quite learn in high school. But while finance has not been a substantial focus in high schools of the past, there are compelling reasons to consider integrating …
I am a big believer that in life there isn’t a cookie cutter approach or a certain template to follow that will yield your desired outcomes, success, or achieve your dreams/goals. Rather there is a journey that is ripe with …
By Sarah Daren. Finding success in high school is critical to finding success in college. In fact, it is critical to even getting in to college. If you, or your child is having trouble with high school work, there …
When building a house, you always start with a solid foundation. It makes sense to do the same when building a financial plan. We can’t always predict or prevent difficulties in our lives, but we can still plan for some …
Sonya Davidson Urban Mom We sometimes joke around about our kids one day going to Harvard, that’s the dream isn’t it? But then we really started to think if something like that is really a possibility for Canadians? How do …
US College Expo features admission experts and life advice from Gold Medalist Tessa Bonhomme Toronto, ON (March 2015) – As more Canadians pursue a college dream south of the border, the US College Expo will kick-off a multi-city tour this …
Frank Bruni The New York Times HERE we go again. At Harvard, Emory, Bucknell and other schools around the country, there have been record numbers of applicants yearning for an elite degree. They’ll get word in the next few weeks. …
As important as SAT scores are in securing admission to US Colleges and Universities, there is more to admission than scoring high on a an aptitude test. Admissions officers want students, not scores…and they want to know that those students …
There are upwards of 4,000 colleges and universities in the US, but for you, nothing but the best will do, and that means an Ivy League college. Now you’ve narrowed it down to just eight – not bad! Here, in …
Your teen has long had a dream. It may have started with that gymnastics or Sportsball class you put him in as a toddler; continued in elementary school and middle school as your daughter first made the cross-country team, then …
