College Admissions Guidance

Blog posts about college admissions topics such as essays, extracurriculars, planning, mental health, etc.

Finding and Applying for College Scholarships and Financial Aid application strategy financial planning future planning senior year Apr 10, 2023

The cost of attending college can be a major barrier for many students, but scholarships and financial aid can help make college more affordable. In this article, we'll explore tips and strategies...

External scholarships: strategies to get funded application strategy financial planning Sep 23, 2021

Is it Worth it to Apply for Scholarships?
Absolutely, but only if a student is willing to put in the work it takes to apply correctly using winning strategies and doing a bit of research before...

Merit scholarship, who gets it? financial planning future planning Sep 23, 2021

The merit scholarship criteria are part of your college's list planning and should be documented as such part of your final priorities for the admissions. Finding colleges that give good merit...

Graduate in 3-years? Save $100K application strategy financial planning future planning Sep 22, 2021

So how can you graduate early?
The math is pretty simple. A typical college load is four classes a semester, so in a year you're likely to take eight classes. To graduate a year early, you...

Four types of Financial aid you should know financial planning Sep 22, 2021

Financial aid helps students and their families pay for college. It can cover a range of educational expenses, like tuition and fees, room and board, books and supplies, and transportation.

Full ride scholarships: Plan else you won't get them financial planning future planning Sep 22, 2021

So how do you maximize your chances of getting a large scholarship that will cover all of your college expenses? Try to think like an admissions officer. Find the generous colleges.. read my...

How to Pay for College financial planning Sep 22, 2021

Find out exactly how much college can cost and what you can do now as a freshman to prepare for those expenses. Refocus your study habits to build the credentials necessary for grant and...

9th, 10th graders... don't slack off... what could you do to get college ready? career options demonstrated interest extracurricular activities financial planning freshman year future planning networking sophomore year Sep 22, 2021

Why is 9th grade so important?
http://stand.org/washington/blog/how-were-investing-ninth-grade-success
After decades of research with Chicago Public Schools, the University of Chicago's Consortium on...

Freshmen year could decide where you ultimately land up... academics boost extracurricular activities financial planning freshman year Sep 22, 2021

During ninth grade it's important adjust to the new work load and learn how to deal with the social stress that often accompanies high school, but it's also important to remember that...

Merit Scholarship planning financial planning future planning networking Sep 21, 2021

The merit scholarship criteria are part of your college's list planning and should be documented as such part of your final priorities for the admissions. Finding colleges that give good merit...

And the award for the least merit scholarships goes to... application strategy colleges list financial planning future planning Apr 24, 2021

Read the table below as name of the school, state name and % of Institutional Aid Given Without Respect to Financial Need

University of California-BerkeleyCA9%
Florida State...

California schools with track record of good Financial aid, merit scholarships application strategy colleges list financial planning future planning Apr 23, 2021

Read-on expanding the blog post. We've kept the list short so the outliers standout. If you need more contact us and we'd be happy to help out.

This is in order of the given merit, not...

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