Gary Canter is a certified guidance counselor who has operated his business since 1996. Besides working with thousands of families Gary has consulted with scores of schools and organizations assisting students with post-secondary planning.
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The College Counselor Who Left His Own Children Alone
Lots of folks joke to me that Johanna (my daughter) must be all set with her college process cause I’m her dad. Actually, I’ve had very little to do with her process, and I suspect that if I’d tried more she wouldn’t have listened much to me. I saw this column today and it made me smile.
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August College Guy Rant: START YOUR COMMON APPLICATION NOW!
Hey Class of 2027! Here’s my August College Guy Rant about the Common Application! In a scene from Steve Martin’s 1979 movie “The Jerk”, his nebbish-y character Navin R. Johnson runs pell mell down the street upon seeing his name in print for the first time (in the phonebook, which I know none of you kids have any idea what that is, but stay with me here), declaring to anyone within earshot: “The New Phonebook is Here! THE NEW PHONEBOOK [...]
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Another View: Editorial misses mark – there is no ‘student loan crisis’
August 28, 2020
BY GARY CANTER SPECIAL TO THE PRESS HERALD
The current financial aid system works just fine. The problem is that families are not properly advised about borrowing.
Re: The Aug. 18 Bloomberg Opinion editorial “Another View: Congress has a chance to fix the student loan mess”