Juniors Be Ready

By this time of the school year, juniors should have visited many colleges. Why? Because by August, juniors should be getting prepared for filing college applications prior to Halloween and at the latest–Thanksgiving. The junior is all about visiting colleges. The senior year is all about applying to them. If [...]

Scholarship Sources

Occasionally, you hear about a student that has collected so many scholarships that there are no college loans needed. How did they do it? Most likely they registered on sites like www.Fastweb.com. Fastweb gives students the opportunity to “register” and become eligible for receiving scholarship applications. It takes 30-45 min. to [...]

Living in the Dorm May be the Better Option

Colleges give financial aid based on whether you live in the dorm or off campus. Many students think living off campus will automatically be cheaper and often it is. However, many colleges give better financial aid if you live in the dorms. You can call the college and ask them to give you [...]

Use Your Freshman Year in High School to Your Advantage

Believe it or not, the freshman year in high school is important in preparing for college. You are building a foundation with important classes and establishing a grade point average. In fact, every class you take in high school will be on your transcript in three years when you apply to colleges. [...]

Research a College Before You Visit

A friend is going on a college visit and you decide to tag along. Your high school only allows two college visits and you could possibly be wasting one of them. All colleges do not offer all majors. For example, a college may offer psychology but only as a minor. Check [...]

Keep Up the Good Work

You’ve worked hard to be where you are. You’ve applied at 4-6 colleges and been accepted. You’ve written the scholarship essays and things are looking up! Be careful not to begin taking things easy. Some students enter a “napping” stage. They think they can sort of coast through the rest [...]

Don’t Select a College Because of Friends

One of the worst reasons to select a college is to go where a friend or boyfriend/girlfriend are going. A college should be a custom-fit for YOU so going where someone else is going and tagging along is not in your best interest. What is your friend finds their own clique of friends [...]

The Right College for You?

In April and May, you will make those final decisions on where to attend college. Take another look at how the college’s academic expectations match your academic level. Where do your ACT or SAT levels match the midpoint scores at the colleges. If you fall into the bottom 25%, you don’t belong [...]

Spring is Coming–Be Careful

Spring brings picnics and parties! You have worked hard to earn a good g.p.a. Don’t risk losing that by being arrested for being at a party that may have drugs. You can only not be admitted but a college that admitted you may decide you are not the same person that they [...]

Be Careful with Award Letters

Award letters will soon be coming from colleges with offers on how much your education will cost you. These can vary greatly! Be selective. College costs at one university can be double and even triple from another. If you have only applied at public universities, you will never know what a [...]

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