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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?…

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…

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…

How to Understand Your Financial Award Letter
How to Understand Your Financial Award Letter

ATTENTION HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS: Congratulations on early acceptances. You should be proud. Having said that, every senior should proceed with caution. Even though this is not my first college rodeo, I am still learning a lot about the process as a parent and a professional. My son, a high school senior, has received eleven college acceptances over the last two…

2018 How to Build a College List
2018 How to Build a College List

Attention College-Bound Teens: Here are the Top Ten College Research Tools To Help You Build a Strong College List   Interested in our FREE, Customized College Planning Tool Kit that includes our Financial, Social, and Academic “Best Fit” Organizers? Just fill out our email contact information and receive these valuable resources for a more informed college decision-making process! * indicates…

Rising High School Seniors: Prepare Your College Applications and Personal Essays this Summer and Avoid the Stress of Looming Deadlines this Fall!
Rising High School Seniors: Prepare Your College Applications and Personal Essays this Summer and Avoid the Stress of Looming Deadlines this Fall!

PSST! Subscribe to Our Email Newsletter at the end of this blog To Receive Your FREE Custom-Designed College Planning Organizer! Top Five Action Items Seniors Should Do This Summer To Be College-Ready this Fall 1. Create a Student Resume A student resume will help you when you fill out the activities section of your Common Application. It is also an excellent way…