Author Archives: cathy

Each month McMeekan College Consulting publishes a “Quick Tips” newsletter. In it are links to articles, blogs, podcasts or other items of interest to parents, high school and college students.  Click HERE for January 2019 newsletter. To subscribe to the … Continue reading →

Each month McMeekan College Consulting publishes a “Quick Tips” newsletter. In it are links to articles, blogs, podcasts or other items of interest to parents, high school and college students.  Click HERE for December 2018 newsletter. To subscribe to the … Continue reading →

Each month McMeekan College Consulting publishes a “Quick Tips” newsletter. In it are links to articles, blogs, podcasts or other items of interest to parents, high school and college students.  Click HERE for November 2018 newsletter. To subscribe to the … Continue reading →

Each month McMeekan College Consulting publishes a “Quick Tips” newsletter. In it are links to articles, blogs, podcasts or other items of interest to parents, high school and college students.  Click HERE for October 2018 newsletter. To subscribe to the … Continue reading →

Each month McMeekan College Consulting publishes a “Quick Tips” newsletter. In it are links to articles, blogs, podcasts or other items of interest to parents, high school and college students.  Click HERE for September 2018 newsletter. To subscribe to the … Continue reading →

Cathy McMeekan (hey, that’s me!) was interviewed for a podcast by Financial Planner Angie Furubotten-LaRosee on the college search process. You an listen to it for free on iTunes. It is a two-part interview. Enjoy!

This is an updated version of an article I wrote for the Examiner.com on sending students off to college. High school seniors are celebrating college admission acceptances. Many of these young adults will be leaving home to attend college in the fall. … Continue reading →

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is now available! For the first time, families do not need to wait until January to fill out the FAFSA, nor do they have to estimate their tax information. Besides being available … Continue reading →

Here are some articles I wrote around various issues when students are making the transition to college. They were originally posted on Examiner.com, which is no longer online. The articles on this post are Making a Successful Transition to College, Considering … Continue reading →