Informative Articles

Over the years, Dr. Klaar has written articles for several publications on the subject of college admissions. Links to those articles are provided below, most recent first.

College Costs Part 2
College Costs Part 1
Beginnings
The Envelope, Please
College Fairs
The PSAT Is Back - Now What?
Financial Aid Basics
New Year's Resolutions
Graduation for Parents
Old News
Decision Time
SAT News from March 2005
The Right to a College Education
Paying for College
Holiday Gifts for Kids
Educational Planners: To Hire or Not to Hire a CEP
Educational Planners: What They Are and What They Are Not
Wishing Doesn't Make It So
Myths about High School
Myths about College Admissions
Class of 2006 and the SAT Changes
Resources for Parents
College Visits
Life Choices for Students
Transfer Mania
Values Education: A Holiday Message
How to Succeed in High School
When to Begin Thinking about College
Financial Aid - Part II
The Real Financial Aid Story
Back to School
Parenting 101
Creative High School Choices
Is the Ivy Worth the Price?
Crunch Time
Children in an Uncertain World
Changes to the SAT
Planning for High School
Summer is College Search Crunch Time for Rising Seniors
The Independent Educational Consultant: Perception vs Reality
Choosing a College
Spring Begins and the Waiting Ends
College Hot Buttons III
College Hot Buttons II
College Hot Buttons I
What Colleges Are Looking for in 2002
More on the High School Freshman
Combating Fear
Letting Go
What Makes a College Selective
Preparing Your Child to Leave Home
Students and Summer
Alternatives to College
Preparing your Senior for Leaving
College Acceptance
Community Service
The Student Athlete
Potpourri
Application Tips
Financing a College Education
Beginning the College Experience
The Senior Year: Myths vs Reality
Dropping Off your College Freshman
The High School Freshman
Whose Turn Is It Anyway?
The Junior Year
The Wait List