Sep 5, 2008 | College Tips
1. “You waited until April? Sorry, we gave your money away.” At first glance, the amount of financial aid available to students seems like a gold mine. According to education testing and information organization The College Board, students received more...
Sep 1, 2008 | College Tips
If you’re a student, or the parent of a student, that is about to head off to college, you’ve got to be very careful, because you are on a lot of shady people’s list. You are going to get a lot of offers by phone and by mail for scholarship searches,...
Jul 20, 2008 | College Tips
There are a couple differences between private/public school and Homeschool. However there are many similarities. Research the individual college(s) and find out what specific requirements are needed for homeschool students. This is where there will be similarities...
Jun 19, 2008 | College Tips
1. Never make your final college selection without visiting at least your top two or three choices. No matter how well you think you know a college or university, you can learn a lot (good or bad) by spending a few hours on campus, including whether or not the college...
Jun 17, 2008 | College Tips
1) Apply to 6 to 8 colleges, minimum. One of the things that we have found is that it does no good to apply to so few colleges that you don’t get admitted anywhere or admitted to only 1 or 2. You don’t need to apply to 30 different colleges, and in fact,...
Jun 10, 2008 | College Tips
Many families lack the financial resources to cover the entire cost of their children’s college education, which means they might need a loan. Even if a student qualifies for financial aid, part of the aid package might come in the form of loans that must be repaid....
