McNeal Sams Blog
At McNeal Sams College Consulting, our college consultants have more than 150 years of experience combined. We have seen a lot of changes and developments within the college admission profession over that time. From going digital to testing trends to rising costs, and now, the introduction of Artificial Intelligence, understanding what is relevant or what is even real can be daunting for a student or a parent.
In this space, we couple our wealth of knowledge with today’s trends and concerns. Whether you are a student embarking on your college choice journey, or a parent assisting students on their journeys, or simply someone interested in learning about higher education, this is a space for insights, conversations and support.
Nelie McNeal, Founder and Partner Ah, college marketing. It’s relentless, it’s everywhere, and after a certain point it all starts to sound the same. “More [...]
Elizabeth Schnell, College Consultant When narrowing down a list of colleges, parents care about our kids' future success and long-term career mobility, but the signals [...]
Jeanie Grimm, College Consultant I live in a small town, technically a “small city,” where the tallest building is a few stories high, a traffic [...]
Barbara Sams, Partner We are fully in the throes of finalizing applications with seniors; we are also beginning to think about building college lists with [...]
Elizabeth Schnell, College Consultant After seeing four children through college, I learned to expect unexpected “hidden” expenses. We wanted to support their education within our [...]
Melissa Mieyr, M.Ed. Founder, InfoQuest College & Financial Solutions, LLC Paying for college has never been simple, and a wave of recent federal changes makes [...]
Susan Lutz, College Consultant “We won’t qualify for anything.” I hear this often from families as we discuss paying for college. Many assume that need-based [...]
Jeanie Grimm, College Consultant The first year I served as a dean, and lived in a freshman dorm, I watched in amazement as the common [...]
Nelie McNeal, Founder and Managing Partner Yes, it’s true: there is such a thing as a Pizza Index, “America’s tastiest economic measure, made possible by [...]
We first learned about her through a fascinating episode of How I Built This, a stellar podcast featuring entrepreneurs who’ve made it really big (Instagram, [...]