Nature bestows upon us various rites and traditions. With uncanny punctuality the first flutter of wings announce the Swallow's return to Capistrano each March 19th. Huge throngs make a spectacle and national news as they await anxiously for a large furry rodent name Punxsutawney Phil to amble from his cozy abode in a manner that augers a winter that's short and snappy or enduring and bleak.
Autumn leaves kindle a feeling of warmth in the soul and sleigh bells ring, ring a ding.
But January 2nd, with all the suddenness of the gates bursting open at Hialeah, can only mean one thing to those who hope to reap thousands of dollars in the College Financial Aid game. And so, through an avalanche of applications and with just a little less frenzy than a white sale at Macy's, families vie for their share of the pie. The process is possessed of certain intrinsic qualities that make it more complex not less. First, is the fact that it is multi faceted. If it were just Financial Aid, it would be a much simpler thing.