Mark Cruver
Certified Educational Planner / Independent College Counselor / Founder
Capstone Educational Consultants
Mark Cruver is a former college Admissions Director turned college counselor, helping students and families navigate the college journey.
Shannon Brady
Director of Academic & College Counseling
Brady College Counseling
Helping students and families through the college admission process. Assistance with academic advising. Discover, prepare, achieve!
Timothy Parros
Owner and President
Parros College Planning
Tim's expertise include providing his clients with education and advice on financial aid, education savings plans, tax reduction strategies,
Barbara Samples
Independent Educational Consultant
Samples Educational Consulting
Services include ACT/SAT test prep, selection of appropriate high school courses, determining where to apply, application completion...
This new student loan program will make college more affordable for more Pa. students
The rising cost of college means that private student loans are increasingly necessary after students exhaust grants, scholarships, campus-based aid, and low-cost federal student loans.
Feds Looked Into Amazon Studios Chief Jennifer Salke in College Admissions Scandal
Federal investigators looked into Amazon Studios chief Jennifer Salke and her husband, Fox 21 Television Studios president Bert Salke, as they conducted a sprawling probe of cheating in elite colle…
Michelle Obama’s Education Initiative Hosts Annual Summit
WASHINGTON - Former First Lady Michelle Obama was the highlight of the Reach Higher Initiative program at its fifth annual Beating the Odds Summit, a one-day wo
Another college admissions scandal? To get financial aid, parents lose custody of children
In Illinois, some well-off parents found a loophole to get financial aid geared toward low-income families. The trick? Give up custody of their kids.
Beto Releases Plan to Address Structural Inequity in Education
Plan Will Help New Hampshire Increase Teacher Pay, Teacher Diversity and Equity in the Classroom MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE — Yesterday, Beto O’Rourke released a plan to address the structural inequ…
Op-Ed: Operation Varsity Blues hasn't ended unfair admissions policies at our colleges
The true scandal is how people with wealth and status game the system without having to resort to criminal schemes.
Why Didn't College Admissions Officers Catch The Varsity Blues Scandal?
If one counselor from a school that graduates just a few dozen students each year can have reason to contact 15 coaches multiple times for just one niche sport—and follow up with admissions officers at each institution each time—imagine how many different conversations are taking place each year.
Is the SAT’s new ‘adversity score’ a privilege check or blow to faith in college admissions?
College officials and consultants say information already available and used, but some may see new metric as handy tool for assessing student adversity.
Dream School vs. Best Fit
Somehow this notion of attending your dream school became synonymous with the perfect place to receive a degree. This idea of getting into a college or university of notoriety would, by default, propel students into stardom, ultimate success, or even riches. How utterly absurd.
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