June 17, 2009
Private admissions advisers gaining favor By LESLIE BRODY 5-29-09 http://www.montereyherald.com/living/ci_12476014?nclick_check=1 The number of private admission counselors has grown in recent years – especially in hyper-anxious, high-achieving communities – and colleges are more open to talking with them about the students they represent, say counselors and college admission officers. Danielle Toglia, an admissions director at George […]
June 16, 2009
The Tylenol scholarship program helps students who are pursuing careers in the healthcare, life sciences, or related fields, manage the rising costs of education. The program will award $250,000 in scholarships based on leadership qualities and academic performance, including ten $10,000 and thirty $5,000 grants. Qualifications: 1)Must be a resident of the 50 United States, […]
June 10, 2009
College in Need Closes a Door to Needy Students By JONATHAN D. GLATER June 10, 2009 PORTLAND, Ore. — The admissions team at Reed College, known for its free-spirited students, learned in March that the prospective freshman class it had so carefully composed after weeks of reviewing essays, scores and recommendations was unworkable. Money was […]
June 9, 2009
This means that colleges that have higher graduation rates would have more money to hand out. States consider basing college funding on graduation rates States fund public colleges primarily based on how many students are enrolled. But a number of legislatures are considering policies that would link funding to whether students graduate. Lawmakers in Ohio […]
June 5, 2009
THE question every future college student must ask is… (give it a second or two for the embeded video to load) Get more great tips LIVE and in-person at a Free No-Holds-Barred, Take No Prisoners Guide to Everything College workshop. Click the Free workshop RSVP button on the right side of this page. *boys and girls please […]
May 25, 2009
When Sean Galligan, a senior at Weymouth High School, received his financial aid package from Worcester Polytechnic Institute this spring, he knew right away that he had to apply for more money. Galligan’s college savings took a hit when the stock market plunged, and so instead of having a good portion of tuition costs set […]
May 18, 2009
How long do you want your kid to be in college earning a 4-year degree? Maricopa County — Sal & J.D. ‘the college guys’ have been asking parents for the last three plus years in the free workshops entitled How to not go broke paying for college, “how many years does it take to get […]
May 11, 2009
Some counselors suggest applying to three types of colleges, safety, match and reach schools. Understanding that a reach college is a school that maybe my child will be admitted. The admittance rate of colleges should be researched to determine if it is a reach school or not. As an example Harvard has an acceptance rate […]
April 29, 2009
By J.D. Wyczalek (why-zall-ick) Arizona’s premier college planner Phoenix — Did you read the article in the StarTribune today? The last paragraph of the article in the StarTribune states “Nothing is too shocking in terms of student loans,” said Paul Raymond, a Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota financial counselor who advises students at the U. […]
April 28, 2009
Do you have an exceptionally bright child? Is your kid advanced for his/her age? Then consider the brainpower scholarship of the Mensa Organization. Mensa is the largest, oldest and best-known high-IQ society in the world. (Heck, my father-in-law is a member!) It is a non-profit organization open to people who score at the 98th percentile […]
