High School to College

February 24, 2023

Four College Visit Must Dos

By Elizabeth LaScala, PhD There is no better way to find out if a college is a good match for […]
February 13, 2023

The Hidden STEM Majors

By Elizabeth LaScala, PhD Mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, electrical engineering, aeronautical engineering, biomedical engineering: these are some of the engineering-focused […]
February 1, 2023

Deferred? Now What?

When the pandemic first hit, many worried that applications for admission would decrease in much the same way as enrollment […]
January 4, 2023

The 7 Cs of College Admissions Part 3: Community, Comforts, Connections

By Elizabeth LaScala, PhD This article is a part of a series on how I go about obtaining the assessment […]
December 22, 2022

The 7 Cs of College Admissions Part 2: Costs, Curriculum

By Elizabeth LaScala, PhD This article is a part of a series on about how I go about obtaining the […]
December 16, 2022

The 7 Cs of College Admissions Part 1: Competition and Completion

By Elizabeth LaScala, PhD In my last article, I described what in general defines a good college. In the next […]
December 7, 2022

What Is a Good College?

By Elizabeth LaScala, PhD   If you did a survey and asked people what characteristics define a good college, you […]
November 22, 2022

Student Loans That Make Sense

By Elizabeth LaScala, PhD Student loans are often viewed negatively, in part because they are associated with the rising cost […]
November 1, 2022

10 Most Important Factors in Selective College Admission

By Elizabeth LaScala, PhD The single, most common question I hear as a college advisor is some version of “What […]