5% acceptance rate = 95% rejection

Did your teenager apply to colleges with a 5% acceptance rate? That means the rejection rate is 95%.

Did you wake up on January 2 wondering, "Should my student have applied to more colleges? Are there any great schools that are still taking applications?"

Every year I help families work through that January panic by sharing suggestions for what you might do even at this late date. Follow me on LinkedIn and Forbes.com and sign up for my newsletter at athenamentor.com. There’s still more for seniors to do in the weeks ahead and plenty for younger students to work toward!