Only a few weeks into the academic year and already signs of senioritis are sweeping the country. Parents are nagging kids about writing their essays, getting some last-minute tutoring for their “real” (as opposed to “practice”) SATs, and making sure their extra-curricular activities...

Although the college admissions race doesn’t officially start until senior year, waiting until then to have a serious sit-down with your junior student about  college planning is like hoping they figure out how to handle sex and drugs  without having to bring up the subject yourself.  Because...