Who doesn’t love the no essay scholarship? Zoomita is running a $1,000 scholarship for college-bound high school students. It’s free to apply of course and requires a short response to a mystery question. The application opens in November, but students can join the list now to get first dibs when it becomes available: www.zoomita.com. … Continue reading Scholarship Friday: Zoomita $1000 No Essay Scholarship
Today’s topic: applying EA (early action) and ED (early decision). It’s the first week of November and those applications will be arriving at the colleges. Granted, it’s a quick process to complete once school begins in the fall, but there are some good reasons to take advantage of these options. Your application arrives with fewer … Continue reading Wednesday’s Parent: EA and ED–Just Get It Over With (and other reasons)
Say what? A hobby can be a plus on your college application? You bet! What do hobbies communicate? Passion. What are college admissions officers looking for? Passion. Hobbies and Extracurriculars Hobbies can be a valuable component of the extracurricular record. If your teen already has a hobby, help them find clubs or organizations related … Continue reading Wednesday’s Parent: Turning a Hobby Into a Resume Rave
How would you like to find every app your student will need for college prep all in one location? Well, you’re in luck. On today’s App Tuesday I’m listing all my previous app posts with links to send you directly to the post. Whether you’re looking for essay apps, test prep apps, study apps … Continue reading A College Prep App Recap
As students begin applying to colleges, and juniors begin narrowing down their college choices, consider that there are many options available that allow your student to attend college for free (or almost free), excluding expenses like books, fees, and possibly room and board. But free tuition is nothing to scoff at. Many of these … Continue reading Wednesday’s Parent: Avoiding Student Loans
It’s no surprise the middle name of college-bound teens is “stress”. According to a recent survey, 76 percent of college-bound students say they are stressed. If you live with one, you’re stressed too; and not just you, but your family as well. Granted, there are plenty of reasons to be stressed. And plenty of … Continue reading Wednesday’s Parent: 6 Emotional College Prep Tasks
Every year an estimated 350,000 students and families are victims of scholarship scams, costing more than $5 million annually. Free scholarship money is always great, but sometimes offers are just too good to be true. When conducting your scholarship search, be on the lookout for these three popular scholarship scams, so 1. Asking for cash up … Continue reading Scholarship Friday: 3 Scholarship Scams to Avoid
No. You won’t be applying for the scholarships. But you will (and should) be an integral part of the scholarship search and application process. If you want your student to be successful (translation: more money for college), you need to get involved. Be the cheerleader cheering them on to success. Be the taskmaster assuring … Continue reading Scholarship Friday: 10 Scholarship Tips for Parents
Scholarship searching is an art. It requires a commitment of time, energy and perseverance. As in any worthwhile pursuit there are tips to make it easier and more effective. Here are 10 tips for your scholarship search: Assemble your scholarship search tools—Having the right tools makes all the difference. Your tools for this search … Continue reading Scholarship Friday: 10 Tips for Your Scholarship Search
Anthony-James Green is a world-renowned SAT and ACT tutor with over 10,000 hours of experience teaching these tests, crafting curriculum, and training other tutors to teach their own students. He is also the founder of TestPrepAuthority.com. CNN recently named Anthony: “The SAT tutor to the 1%”. He’s providing today’s post: The Ultimate Guide to … Continue reading The Ultimate Guide to the PSAT