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College Admissions Help Blog
| 09/02/2010 09:24 AM |
| Common Application, Common Mistakes |
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For those who may not have noticed, or are new to the game of college admissions (which probably accounts for 99.9% of those reading this and other college admission blogs), the Common App has changed for the next class of applicants.Some of the chang... |
| 09/01/2010 02:01 PM |
| Back-to-School Facts |
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Happy September!
September means it is officially back-to-school time. New clothes, books, pens, teachers and classes. Here are some back-to-school facts for the 2010-2011 school year:
76 million - The number of U.S. residents enrolled in schools, from nursery schools to colleges.
56 million - The number of students projected to be enrolled in the nation's elementary and high schools grades K-12 this fall. That number exceeds the total in 1969 (51.6 million) when the last of the "baby boom" children expanded school enrollments.
1.1 million - Number of students who are home-schooled, or 2 percent of all school-age students ages 5 to 17.
9.1 million - The projected number of students enrolled in the nation's colleges and universities this fall. This is up from 12.4 million a quarter-century ago.
...As the 2010-2011 school year begins, remember that a new year is a clean slate and a perfect time to focus on the goals you want to achieve this year, and beyond. Education is a crucial investment for the future, and with the population growing and tuition costs rising, it is important to know that there are many resources and people willing to help. |
| 08/31/2010 05:34 PM |
| Student Loan Debt Clock Ticks Past $848 Billion |
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A new tool lets you watch the country's collected student debt pile up in real time.Sponsored by FinAid.org, the Student Loan Debt Clock tallies an estimate of total private and federal outstanding student debt. According to FinAid, now is peak time fo... |
| 08/26/2010 03:20 PM |
| Make the College Process Manageable: Prepare Early! |
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Ask Admissions Girl: I am an upcoming junior, is there anything I can do to alleviate the senior burden?
It's never too early to start planning! If you are a junior, sophomore or even a freshman there are ways to prepare before senior year. Making college decisions can be stressful and as written in my last post there is a lot to do senior year, so it is best to be organized. Alleviate or ease the “burden” senior year by starting early, and continually researching and applying yourself. |
| 08/18/2010 04:46 PM |
| Senior Year: Planning for College |
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If you are a rising high school senior one of the first things on your mind is probably college. From this point you have about twelve months until you enroll as a college freshman. If you feel nervous, disorganized or unsure about what needs to be done, here are all of the things you need to do this year to get ready. |
| 08/06/2010 04:21 PM |
| Are you looking for Free College Scholarships? |
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Hey prospective college students,
Do you want to earn scholarships to save money on school expenses, but don’t feel like having to write an arduous essay or meet certain requirements to apply for one? If so, then a ScholarshipPoints account is a perfect solution. By becoming a member of ScholarshipPoints, you can earn points and redeem [...] |
| 07/08/2010 12:01 PM |
| Which private student loan is right for me? |
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If you are headed off to college in the fall, you may have recently come to the realization that you need a private student loan to supplement your federal financial aid package. So where do you go from here? When shopping for a private student loan it is important to look at all of your options and take some time to decide which loan best fits your needs. |
| 07/02/2010 02:49 PM |
| June 2010 Scholarship Winners |
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If you haven't already heard, yesterday ScholarshipPoints.com announced the June 2010 Scholarship Winners. Winners have three days to claim their scholarship before it is awarded to the next runner-up, so check now to see if you won! |
| 06/25/2010 11:40 AM |
| Student Loan Updates |
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On July 1, 2010, the subsidized Stafford loan interest rate will decrease from 5.6% fixed to 4.5% fixed for new loans originated in the 2010-2011 academic year. This is a planned reduction. As of May 2010, the unsubsidized Stafford loan interest rate w... |
| 06/23/2010 05:32 PM |
| When Should I Pick a Major? |
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One of the most important decisions you will make when embarking on your college career is what you will select as your major. Despite the importance of this decision, many undergraduates come to this conclusion very early, some before they even set foot on campus. |
The College Solution Blog by Lynn O'Shaughnessy
| 09/02/2010 09:52 PM |
| Common Data Set 101 |
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The Common Data Set can be a great tool for researching colleges and universities. You can learn what a Common Data Set is by reading the post that I wrote yesterday: Researching Colleges With the Common Data Set Today I’m going to explore how you can use the Common Data Set to gain insights into [...]
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| 09/02/2010 12:59 AM |
| Researching Colleges With the Common Data Set |
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At the beginning of yet another college admission season, I want to share one of my favorite tools that can help anyone research colleges and universities. The tool is called the Common Data Set. College and universities all over the country produce their own Common Data Set every year. The Common Data Set is a [...]
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| 09/01/2010 12:59 AM |
| My First College Blog Video |
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It took me all afternoon, but I finally figured out how to record a video and post it on YouTube. You have no idea how long it took just to figure out how to insert a title. I’m hoping that I can now get the darn thing on my own college blog. It’s my first [...]
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| 08/30/2010 09:03 PM |
| Get a Free Copy of an Amazon College Bestseller |
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Stressed about paying for college? Then you're the right demographic for a new book, Debt-Free U: How I Paid for an Outstanding College Education Without Loans, Scholarships, or Mooching Off My Parents. Zac Bissonnette, who is an editor and writer at AOL Finance, wrote Debt-Free and, get this this, he's a college student. Debt-Free U [...]
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| 08/29/2010 05:40 PM |
| Best College Rankings: No. 50 – 100 |
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If you hadn’t already noticed, this is college rankings month. US News & World Report, the big college rankings gorilla, released its latest lists of the best liberal arts colleges and best universities earlier in August. Forbes Magazine rolled out its best college list this month too and the Washington Monthly unveiled its picks for [...]
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| 08/27/2010 07:16 PM |
| The Problem With Graduate School and Rankings |
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With the economy still floundering, more Americans are considering attending graduate school. But how do you shop for the best graduate school programs? Writing in The Chronicle of Higher Education, Thomas A. Benton, an English professor at Hope College made a stab at answering that question. He observed that the universities receiving the highest graduate [...]
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| 08/26/2010 09:25 PM |
| What Are The Most Popular Graduate Degrees? |
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Yesterday I wrote a blog post for CBSMoneywatch that included lists of the most popular graduate degrees. Here is the post: America’s Most Popular Graduate Degrees Not surprisingly, the MBA was the most popular master’s degree program for both men and women. What I found interesting, however, was how quickly the most popular master’s degree [...]
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| 08/25/2010 09:36 PM |
| Case Study: Applying to William and Mary College Early Decision |
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It’s still summer, but I’ve already gotten my first question about early decision. I thought I’d share the question posed by a mom, lets call her Susanna, whose daughter wants to apply early decision to William and Mary College in Williamsburg, VA. If you don’t know what ED is, here is the definition of early [...]
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| 08/25/2010 12:48 AM |
| A Financial Aid Crystal Ball |
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One of the problems with paying for college is that you don’t know how much it’s going to cost. Many students won’t receive their financial aid awards until the spring. And colleges expect families to start paying a short time later. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could know well ahead of time whether a [...]
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| 08/24/2010 02:25 AM |
| What If You're Not a Leader? |
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Colleges love applicants who are leaders. This collegiate desire to find leaders doesn't jive with the fact that most teenagers - or Americans of any other age group - just aren't leaders. But here's the good news: A teen doesn't have to be the president or v.p. of his or her class to be considered [...]
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