I just received an email from College Week Live that I wanted to share with my readers: CollegeWeekLive FALL, the largest college fair, is your one stop shop for all things college admissions. Here are 3 reasons you need to take advantage of this free resource: Discover Schools: Over 300 colleges are participating in CollegeWeekLive … Continue reading 3 Reasons You Can't Miss CollegeWeekLive FALL
What college do you want to go to?— one of the most stressful conversation topics you and your child will ever have. While you want your child to stay close to home, they want to get as far away as possible. While you want your child to attend a 4-year public college because it’s cheaper, … Continue reading Narrowing College Searches
CollegeScholarships.org recently posted a list of the Top 100 Education advice blogs, of which I am proud to say my Parents Countdown to College Coach blog was #5 on the list. If you’re a parent of a college-bound teen you should take some time to peruse the list and check out the valuable information provided … Continue reading My Top Favs from the Top 100
Two Unique Scholarship Contests! Where’s FRANKIE the Diploma Frame? Scholarship Photo Contest Take FRANKIE the Diploma Frame on a summer adventure, and he could earn you $500 to help pay for textbooks for the 2010-2011 academic year! At Church Hill Classics, we are looking for the most creative and fun-themed photos of our mascot, FRANKIE … Continue reading Fun Ways to Earn Cash for College
…What your student needs during the transition. Now that your student is done celebrating high school graduation and ready to settle into summer, it’s the best time to gather important information from high school before it gets forgotten in the bustle of back-to-school excitement. Grab a folder – or a flash drive for the … Continue reading From High School to College…
I can hear my readers smirking as they read this. Fishing scholarship? Are you kidding me? Believe it or not, it’s no joke. There are some hefty scholarships out there waiting to be reeled in. Let’s look at bass fishing, for example: A google search of “bass fishing scholarships” reels in 45,000 matches. There are … Continue reading Snag a fishing scholarship
It’s been in the news lately and it came up in a #CollegeBound chat yesterday: graduating with too much student loan debt. I wanted to lend my voice to the topic today and give parents something to think about and use in the future. As I have said previously, I have a unique perspective in … Continue reading Being realistic about college debt
Over the years, parents have cornered me and asked me questions about the college admissions process and their college-bound teens. While those questions are varied, and sometimes specific as they relate to their own circumstances, here is my list of the Top 10 most asked questions: What can I do to help my “average” … Continue reading Top 10 Questions parents ask about college
Today’s guest blog post is from Dan Coomes, creator of The College Potential Calculator. I asked Dan to give us an idea of how his calculator works and how it can benefit both parents and students in the college search and the search for scholarships. It’s an excellent tool to narrow down the college and … Continue reading The College Potential Calculator
In honor of Memorial Day, here are the guidelines and steps for applying to one of the five United States military academies (Army, Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard, and Merchant Marines). If you have a college-bound teen that’s interested in one of these academies it’s IMPERATIVE that they start early with their preparations. MILITARY ACADEMIES … Continue reading In Honor of Memorial Day