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Resources for Supporting DACA/Dreamer Individuals in their Quest for Health, Education, and Independence

In 2012, the United States government announced the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, giving certain rights and protections to hundreds of thousands of people who entered the country as children and met specific criteria. As the years have passed, legislation has changed and altered the program. However, currently, there are still recipients of Read More

How to Direct Your Students to Find Private Scholarships

Applying for scholarships can be a daunting task, yet it’s worth the time it takes to do it. Many scholarships go unawarded each year, and your students won’t get scholarships if they don’t apply for them. But how do they locate private scholarships? And what can they do to improve their chances of getting scholarships? Read More

7 Solutions to Common FAFSA Issues

The FAFSA rollout continues to have speed bumps and there are a lot of questions that have arisen from the revised FAFSA process. Going Merry put out a nice list of 7 solutions Counselors can suggest to families if they run into issues when filling out their children’s forms: Use a different browser. Some users Read More

Private Student Loans: Everything Your Students Parents Need to Know

College is expensive! Students should always look first to scholarships, grants, and savings to pay for college. Then they should investigate federal student loans. Unfortunately, oftentimes these won’t cover everything so their families will need to consider private loans to fill in the gaps. There are many issues to consider with private student loans including Read More

FAQs on the New Digital SAT

Just like in medicine, in the world of college admissions, there are generalists and specialists. I am a generalist. I know a lot about undergraduate admissions; what colleges are looking for, how to write the most compelling essays, and much more. But I am not a testing zealot, I don’t get involved in athletic recruitment Read More

IB Scholarships and Recognition

Michael Hirsch, a Counselor at West Island School in Hong Kong has compiled a list of Universities that offer IB Scholarships and have IB Recognition and Programs. In his document he has tabs with information on the following data: Here is a link to this excellent resource your students that are interested in IB programs Read More

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