College Tips

Tips to spot scholarship scams

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,...

How does a Homeschool student get into college?

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...

Top 10 rules for selecting your college/university

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...

Ideas to Make the College Admission Process Easier

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,...

8 tips to help you control college debt

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....

Playing the college admissions game to win!

10 Tips for College-Bound Students Fact number one is that the student who gets admitted to the greatest number of colleges is not necessarily the winner of this “game”. Fact number two is that neither is the student who is admitted to the most prestigious...