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Ripped from the Headlines: Who Loses a Job First in a Recession?
I came across an article written by Sibile Marcellus from Yahoo Finance back in late August and thought it might be worth mentioning in...

Rob Schwartz
Oct 4, 20192 min read


Feature Article: A Missing Piece in the College Puzzle
I don’t think I could have picked a more cryptic beginning to an article, but I wanted to get you interested enough to read it! So, what...

Rob Schwartz
Oct 4, 20195 min read


From the WACAC Share, Learn, Connect Files: Understanding the iGeneration
As a devout member of the Western Association of College Admission Counselors (WACAC), I make the effort to attend at least one...

Rob Schwartz
Jul 12, 20198 min read


Ripped from the Headlines: “Why are you in Higher Ed?” The Story and Legacy of Lloyd Thacker
For my friends and associates in the college counseling world, the name Lloyd Thacker should be known, if not familiar. For many others...

Rob Schwartz
Jul 12, 20193 min read


Feature Article: Change in College Admission Needs a Hand… From the Working World
If you ask most parents and their teenage children about why they are interested in attaining a Bachelor’s degree, most will report that...

Rob Schwartz
Jul 12, 20194 min read


Ripped from the Headlines: Mind-Numbing Hobby to Scholarship Provider: The Evolving World of E-Sport
Let’s face it, parents are rarely favorable when it comes to spending any real time playing video games. Further, I know few college or...

Rob Schwartz
Apr 4, 20193 min read


Ripped from the Headlines: The Changing California Community College System
I have my own beliefs about the current California gubernatorial administration (some good and some not so good) and the heads of the...

Rob Schwartz
Jan 3, 20196 min read


Main Article: Lessons Learned from the Class of 2019 Application Season
This is the largest class of seniors I have worked with in my career to date. Every year, I seem to walk away with two or three new...

Rob Schwartz
Jan 3, 20197 min read


Ripped from the Headlines: The Most Innovative U.S. Colleges
This article was originally going to be posted in ‘Listworthy’, but I think it also works nicely here. So many students over the years...

Rob Schwartz
Oct 4, 20183 min read


Feature Article: The Workforce Conundrum and You
I find the struggles of the modern teenager mind-boggling at times. First, you have this incredibly challenging high school curriculum to...

Rob Schwartz
Oct 3, 20183 min read


Ripped from the Headlines: The University of Chicago dumps standardized testing…why should I care?
For some of us, this comes as no surprise…another U.S. college drops the requirement of the SAT and/or ACT as part of an admission...

Rob Schwartz
Jul 3, 20182 min read


From Test Prep Corner: Five Strategies for Managing Test Anxiety
This article is courtesy of my friends at Revolution Prep. It’s the morning of an important exam. You’re sitting at your desk, pencil in...

Rob Schwartz
Jan 3, 20185 min read


Ripped from the Headlines: Opportunities for Fly-Ins to Your Favorite Colleges
First, we have to establish what a “fly-in” is and why it’s important. Getting out and seeing colleges is vitally important for a number...

Rob Schwartz
Jul 2, 20172 min read
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