We recently had Signet Research conduct a survey of the readers of our Fall 2017 issue and one of the questions we asked was, “What would you like to see more coverage of in the magazine?”. The #1 response was more national Scholarships and information for your students. Colleges typically offer scholarships to their incoming Read More
Community Resources is a new community-first organization that provides resources, tools, and guides to neighborhoods and families. Based on a combination of feedback from families and their own research, they created an unbiased scholarship guide that is valuable for students and parents. This guide breakdowns the best scholarship platforms and instruct users on how to Read More
There are many career fields students can go into but evaluating and choosing fields that are growing can be important to students that don’t have a planned career path in mind. Money Crashers recently posted a list of 10 great career fields that are growing and will be in demand for years to come. Medical Read More
Some of your students will undoubtedly consider hiring an Independent College Advisor to assist and guide them in their college search. They can be expensive but also worthwhile in helping students and their parents navigate the college search maze. Teen Life published a nice summary of 7 questions that should be asked when considering hiring Read More
Some parents shy away from the idea of letting their children pursue a liberal arts education. Many want a full service university with a business college or health science curriculum that they feel will lead to a career. However, the reality is that students from liberal arts colleges are getting hired and going on to Read More
Acceptance letters signal a noteworthy achievement! What it doesn’t signal is that your student can suddenly stop trying in school. Having a college acceptance rescinded is a reality that can happen, but it is also something that can be easily avoided. “Why not? Isn’t this the finish line?!” No, actually, an acceptance letter is not a Read More
We recently surveyed Counselors who received and read the Fall 2017 issue of LINK for Counselors. One of the questions we asked is what would you like to see more of in the magazine. The #1 response was more information on Scholarships. As a resultt we launched a new column called Scholarship Watch to Read More
Sports recruiting for potential college athletes is fraught with anxiety and mystery. Why do some kids get noticed and others don’t? Where is the best scholarship money? Why aren’t coaches calling your student athlete? Adding sports to the college admission process makes things MUCH more confusing and emotional. It is a very time consuming process, Read More
Lets face it, many of your students have no clue about basic finance. Math is taught in school but there typically are no classes that cover the basics of life like paying the bills on time, how interest works, balancing the check book etc. There are a few things that parents should cover with your Read More
ULoop recently published a summary of the 5 Types of Scholarships that students should look for. Here is the summary of each type: 1. Academic and Merit Scholarships Academic scholarships have a variety of requirements; one may require a minimum GPA, while another will require a specific score on the SAT or ACT. These Read More
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