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College Admissions Help Blog
| 03/10/2010 05:48 PM |
| How many colleges should I apply to? |
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No matter how many college you plan on applying to it is important that you have reach schools, target schools and safety schools on your list. |
| 03/05/2010 02:46 PM |
| Gender and the college admission process |
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Some colleges and universities attract more women than men, or more men than women. This is something to think about when applying to college. |
| 02/26/2010 04:30 PM |
| Ask Admissions Girl: When do I have to send my acceptance or rejection of offers to colleges? |
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Hi everyone! TGIF, right? Hopefully things have calmed down for you all now that your college applications are in. It should be smooth sailing from here; or for now at least. Once your acceptance letters start to roll on you will have more big decisions to make. The question is when do you have to tell a school whether or not you will be attending in the fall? |
| 02/23/2010 05:24 PM |
| Make sure you know your FAFSA deadlines! |
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Hey seniors! I just wanted to take a minute to make sure that FAFSA deadline are approaching quickly! Many deadlines could be as soon as February 28th which is this coming weekend. If you have not filled your 2010-2011 FAFSA yet there are a few steps you should take to make sure you do not miss out on any federal financial aid. |
| 02/18/2010 02:53 PM |
| Ask Admissions Girl: When should I start touring colleges? |
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Happy Thursday everyone. I hope all you seniors have started to see acceptance letter roll in! Doesn't it feel so real now? Since you guys are pretty much all set for now, today I am going to talk to the juniors. In fact, lately a lot of juniors have been asking me when they should start visiting colleges. Well, I am glad they asked because there is not better time then now. |
| 02/17/2010 03:32 PM |
| The College Application Formula |
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It’s mid-February and the time crunch is officially on. You’re exploring all the options, have visited at least a few college campuses, and have a pretty good idea of where you want to apply.
So, now that you’ve checked out all the school websites and have a mental list of places you’d like to go, how [...] |
| 02/11/2010 12:04 PM |
| Ask Admissions Girl: What do I do if I get deferred? |
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So what do you do if you get deferred? In some cases there are ways to improve your chances of acceptance, but tactfully. Here are a few tips... |
| 02/10/2010 11:39 AM |
| The Pros and Cons of College in the City |
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Being a recent graduate of Suffolk University in Boston, I have found that there is a very clear difference in lifestyle between city schools and more rural or suburban ones. If you are considering which is better for you, I hope these insights will help you make a better informed decision about locale.
Pros
1. There are [...] |
| 02/02/2010 12:11 PM |
| Ask Admissions Girl: Do I have to worry about the rest of my senior year? |
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Has anyone ever hear of Senioritis? I have and I can tell you it is not pretty. This is the time of year when many high school seniors receive their college acceptance letters. |
| 01/28/2010 03:27 PM |
| Ask Admissions Girl: Is it true that nationally recognized universities do not admit local students? |
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It is a common misconception that schools like Harvard, Yale and Stanford only offer admissions to student who grew up and live far away from the school's location. |
The College Solution Blog by Lynn O'Shaughnessy
| 03/09/2010 08:42 PM |
| College Grants: Decoding a Financial Aid Letter Part II |
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This is my second post on deciphering college financial aid packages. Yesterday, I explained what sort of federal financial aid assistance you might find in your financial aid award.
How To Decode a Financial Aid Letter
Today, I’m going to cover the types of college grants that parents typically find in a financial aid letter.
College Grants
Many families [...]
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| 03/08/2010 04:22 PM |
| How To Decode a Financial Aid Letter |
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It’s the college financial aid season.
Some parents are still struggling to complete their financial aid application, while others are just beginning to receive their financial aid packages in the mail.
Once you receive a financial aid award, the challenge is to decipher it. I’m going to help you master these financial aid letters by looking at [...]
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| 03/05/2010 03:56 PM |
| What's Happening to the Average GPA? |
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Are college students getting smarter?
If you looked at the grades they are “earning,” you might assume the answer is yes. The average GPA in college is 3.1. At private schools, the norm is a 3.3 GPA. In contrast, the typical college student had an average GPA of 2.52 in the 1950s.
In nearly every decade, the [...]
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| 03/04/2010 01:24 PM |
| Are School Counselors the Weakest Link? |
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I heard from some high school counselors yesterday, who were furious with me. I wrote a post for my other college blog at CBSMoneyWatch about a new study that suggests that plenty of school counselors would flunk out if they were graded like their students.
In the Public Agenda survey, which was funded by the Bill [...]
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| 03/03/2010 08:46 AM |
| 7 Myths About Financial Aid |
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Will your family qualify for college financial aid?
I bet you that most parents think they won’t qualify for financial aid although most will. Here’s a shocker: even families that make $150,000 or even $200,000 may qualify for close to $25,000 in financial aid at very expensive schools.
In the college admission process, financial aid misconceptions can [...]
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| 03/02/2010 03:06 PM |
| What You Don't Know About Liberal Arts Colleges |
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Yesterday I wrote this post about liberal arts colleges:
Which is Better: A Liberal Arts College or a University?
At the time, I promised that I'd summarize a thoughtful op-ed piece that Sanford J. Ungar, the president of Goucher College, wrote for the special liberal arts report that ran in The Chronicle of Higher Education. Unfortunately, [...]
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| 03/01/2010 10:53 AM |
| Which is Better: A Liberal Arts College or University? |
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Which is better — a liberal arts college or a university?
Last night I had a conversation with one of my nephews, who is torn between attending Truman State University, a wonderful public liberal arts college, or the University of Missouri in Columbia, which happens to be my alma mater.
I'm proud of Tommy for being so [...]
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| 02/28/2010 11:26 AM |
| Top 10 Books That College Students Are Reading |
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Want to know what college students are reading?
The Chronicle of Higher Education recently surveyed dozens of colleges and universities across the country to compile this top 10 college reading list. You won’t find any heavy literature on this list that includes three books dripping with zombie and vampire antics.
I’d recommend reading No. 2 and No. [...]
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| 02/26/2010 10:59 AM |
| Heck Yeah, It's Hard to Qualify as an Independent Student |
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It is hard to qualify as an independent college student when seeking federal financial aid. I wrote about this big hurdle recently in this post:
Getting Financial Aid as an Independent Student
Yesterday about four dozen students posted passionate comments on my blog after Chegg, the giant online source for textbook rentals, carried a post that I [...]
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| 02/25/2010 09:57 AM |
| Why You Don't Need a Student Credit Card |
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Beginning this week, it became much harder for college students to obtain a credit card.
Many college kids who aren’t 21 yet must get a cosigner to obtain a student credit card. Frankly, I think that’s a good thing.
A far better alternative to that first credit card in college is a debit card, which you can [...]
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