National Association for College Admissions Counseling (NACAC) released its list of dates and cities for National College Fairs. These College Fairs are free to the public and designed for information-seeking college-bound students and parents. 2018 National College Fairs: Miami: February 25 Tampa: March 18 Atlanta: March 25 Dallas: April 9 Austin: April 10 Houston: April 12 RMACAC College Fairs: Denver College Fair at Cherry … [Read more...]
How Safe are Texas Universities?
Parents are always worried about college and student safety. Unfortunately, many families only base their information on the reputation of the college, its location, or rumors. To help families make more informed decisions, we conducted a data search of Texas 4- year universities with student bodies of more than 5,000 students, excluding for-profit colleges and those without residential housing, for a total of 35 universities. This data was … [Read more...]
What is a good SAT or ACT score?
Well, it depends. It depends on the colleges you're applying to, the majors you're selecting, and scholarship goals. Here are average SAT and ACT scores for a few colleges: … [Read more...]
We Are Hiring!
Business is growing so Brand College Consulting is looking for a Reading/English tutor who can start October 2017 and work throughout the school year. Our tutors assist high school students with SAT or ACT test preparation. Training and materials will be provided, but great communication and interpersonal skills required. Tutors generally work 2-3 afternoons, evenings or weekends, but are able to set their own schedules. Tutors must have … [Read more...]
Brand College Consulting is expanding!
Jolyn Brand is happy to announce our new expansion into Florida and Georgia with the assistance of Tara Boddie. Tara is an educational consultant who is joining Brand College Consulting to work with families in both the Atlanta Metropolitan area and Central Florida areas. She holds both her Master’s and Specialist degrees in School Guidance Counseling and has more than ten years of experience working with students in public schools in the … [Read more...]
College Acceptances for Clients- Class of 2017
Yay! All of our college admissions decisions are in and all of our clients have selected their college for next school year. We assisted 27 current seniors, class of 2017, through the college admissions process, including 4 who were pro bono clients, mostly teenage moms. They received a total of 96 college acceptances, for a group of 23 students, that's an average of 4.2 each. Clients ranged from two college applications to 12! Some great … [Read more...]
How soon should we begin working with Brand College Consulting?
The earlier in the process, the better! The best, most helpful college planning starts before or during freshman or sophomore year of high school. This allows time to flesh out the student's ideal academic program, delineate interests and lay the foundation for a progression of directed summer and extracurricular activities. Many of the interesting and most helpful courses and electives have prerequisites that need to be taken by freshmen and … [Read more...]
Featured Testimonial
We love to hear from happy clients and students! Want to read them all? Click here for more. Client Review of the Month Jolyn and her team of tutors are awesome! With ACT tutoring, our daughter was able to raise her overall score and raise her English score 9 points. Jolyn is always so helpful and informative and replies promptly to any question I may have. In addition to the personalized tutoring, Jolyn's essay writing class was beneficial … [Read more...]
The 20 Biggest Colleges in the United States
Many students want to attend a large national university, with a strong football team and all of the perks that come along with it. But what size is too large? Some schools have over 40,000 undergraduates, making them the size of a small city. These schools can provide great opportunities to students, but they may also be a little overwhelming. Why So Many Students? Many of the colleges on this list are public state universities, which … [Read more...]
Class of 2016 Admissions Statistics
The high school graduating class of 2016 is now officially the college class of 2020. Here are some interesting statistics from the incoming class at Texas A&M University: Here's a summary of Early Admissions Statistics for high school graduates, class of 2016, who will soon be Class of 2020 college graduates (hopefully). Institution (Plan) Applied Admitted Rate Link Boston College … [Read more...]
