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Understanding your Financial Aid Award Letter
Understanding your Financial Aid Award Letter

8 Tips to Determine Net Price and Additional Scholarship Opportunities College-Bound Seniors: Congratulations on your many acceptances. Now YOU are in the Driver’s Seat. Understanding your options is imperative. When reviewing financial aid awards, the first thing you should do is compare all offers and check your college list in terms of net cost.  HOW DO YOU CALCULATE NET COST?…

Guarantee Success On The SAT : A 6 Step Plan to Get You Started
Guarantee Success On The SAT : A 6 Step Plan to Get You Started

High School Juniors: Build a Solid SAT Test Prep Plan for Spring 2020 to Ensure Top Test Score Potential this Fall! There are two essential components that guarantee success on the SAT: Comprehensive preparation Testing opportunities   COMPREHENSIVE PREP Here is a Three-Tiered 6 Step Plan to Get You Started: FIRST: KNOW THE TEST Step One: Understand Foundation Concepts. On…

Top Five Action Items Seniors Must Do Now To Apply Early Action
Top Five Action Items Seniors Must Do Now To Apply Early Action

5 Action Items For High School Seniors Applying to College Early Action Top 5 Actions High School Seniors CAN and NEED to do NOW to Successfully Prepare for Early Action College Application Deadlines In any given year, the college admissions process can be overwhelming. This year has been particularly brutal for high school seniors. Over the last six months, they…

THE COLLEGE PREP SUMMER SERIES 2020
THE COLLEGE PREP SUMMER SERIES 2020

High School Students: Don’t Fall Behind! Take Control of the College Admissions Process Amid COVID Challenges   Register for College Prep Summer Series 2020  Over the last three months, as a member of NACAC and IECA, I have been actively involved in virtual meetings and roundtable discussions surrounding COVID-19 and higher education. The cancellation of standardized tests, the transition to…

How to Make the Final College Decision for the Undecided
How to Make the Final College Decision for the Undecided

ATTENTION PARENTS OF HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS! The May 1st Deadline is Looming: How to Help Your College-Bound Teen Make His or Her Final College Decision!   It is spring break, and my son, Connor, and I are now nine hours into our spring break trip to Ohio. Why, Ohio? Well, Connor is a high school senior and two weeks away…

Important Questions to Ask on Your College Campus Visit
Important Questions to Ask on Your College Campus Visit

  It is a traditional rite of passage for high school teens to use their spring break to visit colleges as their first important step in their college journey.   In order to make this process as effective as possible, however, it is not enough to simply take a campus tour and sit in on an information session: it is…