Should Helicopter Parents Continue Through College? At Explore Colleges, we often find ourselves defending parents and our behavior in support of our college-aged, or soon to be college-aged, children. Certainly some small percentage of parents may go over the edge and try to do too much in support of, or on behalf of, our kids.  […]

5 Benefits to Making a College Education Available for All Students Explore Colleges believes that all qualified students should be able to go to college, regardless of their financial circumstances.  Because the federal government plays such a pivotal role in ensuring post secondary educational opportunity, Explore Colleges watches closely the policies in Washington that affect […]

Survey of College Counselors Reveals Best Practices for College Tours Inspiring students to consider and work towards going to college requires their counselors to draw on a number of techniques, technologies, tools and programs like college tours.  There’s no debate over the value of enabling students to explore and experience actual campuses; in fact, many […]