How to Translate the Message from Admission so Your Students Better Understand What Colleges Want in an Application Essay “I’m clueless as to what these colleges are really looking for in the essays. I’ve heard so many different things from various people I don’t know what to believe.” ¬- Tracy, West Bloomfield, Michigan This quote, Read More
The Minneapolis Star-Tribune had a nice article that outlined how getting outside scholarships may actually affect your students when it comes to getting grants and financial-aid from a College. November is national scholarship month. You are probably encouraging your students to apply for as many scholarships as they can. This is good advice but many Read More
Many of your students will attend a Community College for a year or two then transfer to a four-year school. The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation in conjunction with NACAC has created a tip sheet on tips for Transfer Students. The tips are: 1. Plan Ahead: Meet with an Advisor or Transfer Specialist 2. Enroll Full-Time Read More
Students Review recently surveyed more than 25,000 College Graduates to find out which majors had the highest employment and unemployment rates. Economic conditions when a survey such as this is taken can have an effect (example with oil prices low unemployment rates in the oil industry may be higher than normal and hence degrees in Read More
There is a phenomenon called “Summer Melt” where many students that plan to go to college never make it after graduating high school. Studies show this effects many lower income students at a higher percentage than the population as a whole. There are several factors that cause this including tuition sticker shock, fear of all Read More
Well written recommendation letters can set students above their peers when Colleges begin comparing applications. Students typically will ask a favorite teacher of counselor to write a letter for them. When asked to write letters for multiple students how do you make each one original and unique to that student? U.S. News & World Report Read More
The College Board recently conducted its annual survey of Colleges & Universities Tuition and Fees and published that information (the report is linked here – Trends in College Pricing). The Chronicle of Higher Education published that data from 1998-99 to 2015-2016 so you can search more than 3,000 Colleges for your students and compare tuition Read More
The odds are high that burnout will strike someone you know at some point in their career. Indeed, staff at all levels are at increased risk for this stress syndrome because of the intensity of the work and the emotional bonds formed while working. Budget cuts sometimes force staff to take on greater responsibilities, leaving Read More
Recently it was discovered that an 18 year old student in Cleveland had been abducted at a young age by his father from his mother. The father took the child when he was 5 years old from the Birmingham, Alabama area to Cleveland, Ohio, changed their names and started new lives. It is unknown what Read More
The Consumer Federal Protection Bureau recently sued Global Financial Support Inc. for allegedly marketing and charging families for financial aid services they could get for free. Thousands of families were apparently misled into paying this company to help them complete the FAFSA and other forms that are available free. Here is the release from the Read More
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