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College Prep! Which Tests Should Your Teen Take? (March 27, 2012, Video)
College Admits to "Exaggerating" SAT Scores (February 1, 2012, Video)
5 Tips to Boost Your Resume (January 26, 2012, Video)-
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What are the Hot Jobs for Grads? (December 28, 2011, Video)
Applying to College in the Digital Age (November 29, 2011, Video)
College Planning for High School Students (September 6, 2011, Video)
How to Handle Your Child's Transition to College (August 20, 2011, Video)
5 college towns perfect for family vacations
(May 23, 2011, Video)-
Shopper's Market: College Idol - Aspiring Students Can Learn From Hit Show
(April 23, 2011, Video)
How
to Land a College Scholarship (March
9, 2011, Video)
Ivy
League Worth It? (March
8, 2011, Video)
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College applications 101 (November 15, 2010, Video)
Paying and Saving for College (October 5, 2010, Video)
The Truth About College Rankings (September 13, 2010, Video) -
Financing College Costs (August 18, 2010, Video)
Ace the SATs with These Tips (July 29, 2010, Video)
Help Prepare Your Teen for College (July 6, 2010, Video) -
Summer Budgeting For Students (May 25, 2010, Video)
Help Your Child Pick the Right College (April 22, 2010, Video) -
9 Tips For Visiting Colleges On a Budget
(March 2, 2010, Video)
Visit Colleges On a Budget (February 04, 2010, Video)
How to Stand Out In a College Interview
(January 05, 2010, Video)
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Dr. Cohen College Decoding Applications (October
16, 2009, Video)
High schoolers jump-start college (May
22, 2009, Video) - Dr. Cohen Media Highlight Reel (May 2009, Video)
Dr. Katherine Cohen - The Today Show (May
1, 2009, Video)
Your Bottom Line
(April 25, 2009, Video)
MetroWatch for WPFW
(April 7, 2009, Video)
Paying For College
(March 29, 2009, Video)
Spend Less On College
(March 27, 2009, Video)
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Start Thinking About School
(July 08, 2008, Video)
Cash for College
(June 12, 2008, Video)
WCBS 880
(December 8, 2009, Video)
The Cost of College
(April 7, 2008, Video)
Affording College
(December 3, 2008, Video)
What To Do When College Loans Run Dry
(October 17, 2008, Video)
Costly College Visits
(November 9, 2008, Video)
College Applications
(January 26, 2008, Video)- Getting Into College
(September 26, 2008, Video)
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- College Week Live
(November, 2007, Video)
College Admission
(November 29, 2007, Video)
The College Game
(October 26, 2007, Video)- Fox News DC
(October, 2007, Video)
Biz Aims to Land Students in Their Coveted College
(June, 2007 Video)
Common Application
(January, 2007, Video)
- College Week Live
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CNNfn Business Unusual
(October, 2002, Video)- WOR
(April, 2002, Video)
What are Colleges looking for?
(April, 2002, Video)- CNNfn Business Unusual
(October, 2002, Video)
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- WOR
(June, 2001, Video)
IvyWise in New York Central
(June, 2001, Video)
CNNfn Business Unusual
(June, 2001, Video)
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(September, 1999, Video)
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Articles
You've been wait-listed. So now what? (April 23, 2012)
Colleges grow their waitlists, leaving more students in limbo (April 23, 2012)
The Truth About Extracurricular Activities (April 20, 2011)
The Truth About College Acceptance Rates (April 9, 2011)
Free Talk on College Applications That Get Results (March
26, 2012)
Nine Ways to Cut the Cost of College Visits (March
21, 2012)
The Parent Trap: Pay for Kids College or Save for Retirement? (March 2, 2012)
Study Abroad? Why American Students Head North (February 15, 2012)
SAT Score Scandal Raises Concerns Over Rankings (February 1, 2012)
For Ambitious Students, Giving it the Ol' College Try has Become More Cutthroat (January 26, 2012)
Your Online Branding Strategy When Applying to Grad School (January 25, 2012)
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Counselors Say Use Those Last Days of Vacation Picking the Right School and Relaxing (December 30, 2011)
College Admissions Officials Turn to iPad to Streamline Applications (December 21, 2011)
Five Tips on Acing Those Essays (December 9, 2011)
The New College Admissions Essay: Short as a Tweet (December 9, 2011)
Tips for the Video Essay (December 2, 2011)
New Guarantees Help College Students Graduate in Four Years (November 30, 2011)
College Bound and Gagged (2011, PDF)
How Much Should You Personalize Each College Application? (November 9, 2011)
How Has Technology Changed the College Admissions Process? (October 26, 2011)
How Can High School Seniors Improve Odds of College Admissions? (October 12, 2011)
What Should Students Know About Studying Abroad? (September 28, 2011)
7 Strategies to Get Into College (September 14, 2011)
What Are Some Tips for International Students Applying to U.S. Colleges? (September 14, 2011)
Hidden Treasures: Finding College Scholarships (September 2011, PDF)
How Can Students Avoid Losing Their College Admission Offers? (August 31, 2011)
How Can Parents Help with College Searches and Applications? (August 17, 2011)
What Are Some Decent Paying Jobs for College Students? (August 10, 2011)
What Are Some Common College Admissions Myths? (July 27, 2011)
What Are Some Unexpected College Costs?
(July 13, 2011)
College application timeline for high schoolers
(July 12, 2011)
What Makes a School Large or Small? (June 22, 2011)
How Can I Stand Out in Large College Classes? (June 15, 2011)
How Do I Pack for College? (June 1, 2011)
Where
Should I Start My Scholarship Search? (May 18, 2011)
Extra Credit: College Campus Visits (May 15, 2011)
Thinking of Hiring a College Consultant? Here's What to Expect (May
13, 2011)
What Are
Some Tips for Maximizing Financial Aid? (May 4, 2011)
What
to Do if You Didn't Get Into College (May 3, 2011)
The New
Kids on Campus (April
27, 2011)
In
April, it's colleges' turn to woo students (April 15, 2011)
How Do
I Choose From My Backup Colleges? (April
13, 2011)
Colleges
Bring Campuses to Facebook (April
7, 2011)
Can
Facebook Posts Lead to College Rejections? (April 6, 2011)
Admission
waitlists growing at many colleges (April
6, 2011)
Parents
find admissions process more grueling (April 1, 2011)
Ivy
League diplomas still worth price of admission? (March 5, 2011)
Ivy
League Diplomas Still Worth Price of Admission? (March 1, 2011)
Cash
for College Education (February
16, 2011)
Falling
Into the Gap (February
15, 2011, PDF)
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Keeping
Perspective in the College Application Process (December 10, 2010)
Avoid
These College Application Mistakes (December
10, 2010)
Extracurricular
Activities: Less is More (November
6, 2010)
A Day
in the Life of a Sleepy Student (October
25, 2010)
Advice
on selecting a major in competitive fields (October 8, 2010)
Families
can afford college if they plan early (October 5, 2010)
Decoding and using college ranking
lists (September 13,
2010)
Finding the Right College for You
(Fall 2010, PDF)
Break That Hovering Habit Early
(August 16, 2010)
Varsity Blues: Are You Ivy League
Obsessed? (August 10,
2010)
Preparation Key to College Entrance Exams (July 29,
2010)
College Orientation is Emphasized More Than Ever - Even Involving Some Parents (July 12,
2010)
Things You Need to Know Before Your Teen Applies to College (July 2010)
How To Get Into College (June 30, 2010)
10 Things Your Teen Should Do This Summer Instead of Work on a Tan (June 25,
2010)
Early Dismissal: You May Not Need Four Years (June 20,
2010)
Between the Lines: Sacramento Library Has Summer Feading for All Ages (June 7,
2010)
Le Mythe Absolu
(May 13, 2010)
Open to Learning
(May 4, 2010)
5 Reasons You May Not Have Been Accepted to College
(April 8, 2010)
Angst runs high for seniors anticipating acceptance letters from colleges
(March 8, 2010)
Facebook and College Admissions
(March 2010)
What's your angle? Straight Talk from college admissions counselors
(January 22, 2010)
Decoding the FAFSA: 6 Tips to Boost Financial Aid
(January 6, 2010)
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Slash Your College Prep Expenses-
How to cut the costs of pursuing higher education
(November 18, 2009)
Chatzky: Saving on college before you apply
(November 2, 2009)
On Land Rich With Colleges and Cows, Amherst, Mass., Finally Gets Its Due
(July 10, 2009)
From reality TV infamy to ... college? Future may not be bright for teen stars of Bravo's 'NYC Prep'
(July 8, 2009)
Consumers Union
(May 2009)
College Decision Time: Sizing Up Financial Aid
(April 7, 2009)
Colleges are the ones fearing rejection letters
(April 1, 2009)
Writing College-Admissions Essays
(January 20, 2009)
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StartUps
(Fall 2008)
How to: Write a Fashionable College Entrance Essay
(November 24, 2008)
Advisers work with college-bound 'clients'
(April 28, 2008)
Saving on College Visits
(November 6, 2008)
7 Hot Business Ideas
(October 2008)
Brand Name or Investment?
(August 18, 2008)
America's Best Colleges
(August 13, 2008)
Students, schools adjust for struggling economy
(October 27, 2008)
A few tips to make college more affordable
(October 26, 2008)
Paying for College: What Now?
(October 16, 2008)
SAT test preparation becoming a must with college admissions at stake
(September 12, 2008)
10 ways to control the cost of college visits
(August 13, 2008)
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Katherine Cohen
(September 17, 2003)
Rock Hard Apps
(October 2003)
How To Get Holly Into Harvard
(September 2003)
Securing preschool is no easy feat
(August 27, 2003)
Secretos para entrar a la universidad
(June 11, 2003)
More parents are hiring pros to coach kids for admission
(April 29, 2003)
Tutors of the Rich and Famous
(Spring/Summer 2003)
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Choosing the Right University an Insider's Guide
(November 19, 2001)
Yale Daily News
(November 1, 2001)
PERSPECTIVES: CVs to take you to the top of the class:
(October 20, 2001)
Agent's Provocateurs (excerpted)
(Fall 2001)
US News and World Report
(September 17, 2001)
The Ultimate Admissions Coach
(April 16, 2001)
IT'S PRESCHOOL DAZE FOR PARENTS
(March 2001)
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Parents hire help to open school doors
(December 2000)
Private School Insider (Excerpted)
(November-December 2000)
For $300 an Hour, Advice on Courting Elite Schools
(October 26, 2000)
Can This Woman Get Your Kid Into Harvard?
(September 2000)
Telling Tales:
Counselor with the keys to the Ivy League
(February 14-20, 2000)
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