Ever bought a house? I read somewhere that the average home closing require over 100 signatures from the buyer, at least if a mortgage is involved. It's been almost a decade since we bought our current home, but I still remember my husband complaining of writer's cramp.

It's difficult to determine college affordability without prices. Seriously. It's a struggle to estimate how much a student's first year at a given college will cost, lelt alone how much they will pay for the entirety of their degree.

Thousands of “admissions decision reaction” videos live on YouTube, but the world still awaits a new, counterpart genre, the “parents react to total cost of attendance" collection. Shoot, why hasn't that already made its way into a reality tv series? Sticker prices matter, because they are the starting point when every student’s that price is calculated. Sticker shock is a real thing, and the lag time between a recording year and the publication of its data is about two yea

Earlier this week, my alma mater made the news : a breakdown of the total cost to attend Vanderbilt's engineering school found its way into circulation, and the total cited (over $98K) is, at first blush, startling. I could do a lot with $98,000. On the other hand, though, where did we think prices were heading? Down? No, not when Vandy can turn away more than 95% of their regular decision applicants. Vanderbilt is not alone, of course: The total cost of attendance at 13

"Students don’t always attend the most selective college which has admitted them." Every year, I post the above reminder on my personal Facebook page. And, without fail, somebody reaches out and thanks me for writing it—I suppose because that which is intellectually obvious during normal seasons of life can lose meaning when the emotions run high. If you ask a twelfth-grader where they are going to college, remember: your response matters to them. They are sometimes too roa

by Leigh Moore, college advisor and proud Class of 2021 mom Note : This is a lengthy post, despite my best efforts at an economy of words. I hope it provides some measure of understanding for those families who are navigating uncharted waters. The enrollment management principle For years, people have talked about admissions as a game. It’s not; unfortunately, it’s a business which coincides with the pursuit of dreams, with kids who take personally dynamics beyond their contr