Happy New Year!

Here's to 2014! It's going to be a good one. We're looking forward to continuing our conversation about all things college admission with students, parents and counselors! And we'd like to thank all the deans of admissions, financial aid officers, counselors, educators and other experts for their continuing contributions to the dialogue here. Next up: Dean of Admission Leigh Weisenburger of Bates College answers "Six Questions," a high school counselor takes a look at "fit," and regulator contributor Jane McClure tells you how to "demonstrate interest" in the colleges of your choice. And that's just this week... Stay tuned for great things in 2014, including a revision of College Admission: From Application to Acceptance out this summer -- with updated information on the Common Application, financial aid, and testing, as well as more advice from more deans including University of Pennsylvania, Juniata, Pitzer, Harvard, and Wilamette! And in the meantime, we'll be sharing all that updated info with you right here on the blog.