The to-do list for high school seniors seems to be growing longer each day. When they’re not doing homework, participating in their extracurricular activities, hanging with friends, sleeping, eating or texting, here’s what they’re thinking about: their college list, testing; upcoming campus visits; college applications; the Common Application essay, supplemental essays; transcripts; an activity list; Read More
Having to write recommendation letters for your students? Here is a quick form that a Counselor (Courtney Jaeger) developed to use in Naviance for a Counselor Recommendation Questionnaire that Students and Parents can fill out: *Please type answers to at least 3 questions. Please use a separate sheet of paper to write your answers. Student Read More
Hitting “submit” for that final college application produces myriad feelings: a deep sense of relief that the process is done coupled with the anxiety of knowing that you now must wait for college decisions. Perhaps you’re simply exhausted and ready to catch up on your favorite Netflix series and spend Saturdays doing something other than Read More
A new study conducted by Discover Student Loans related to the FAFSA found the following facts: Nearly 1-in-3 parents have never talked to their child about the FAFSA, and another 22% have discussed it just once or twice. o 30% of parents said applying for scholarships, grants, loans and other forms of financial aid is causing their Read More
When our minds race at night, it can be difficult to get enough sleep. Especially for high school students under significant stress, winding down can be even more of a challenge. Trying out effective time management strategies can help reduce some of the stress. However, if getting sleep is still a struggle, there may be Read More
Most college students are financially limited and adult life is starting to become their new norm. You just graduated high school, not yet working on your dream career, and still learning who you want to become. As you build your adult life, good finances will be a common denominator in how far you go. Use Read More
Does your school have a College Week? Many schools do and Ashley Wick, a Counselor at Royal Valley ISD in Kansas has created a document she uses in her school that you can adapt and share at your school. This can be shared with teachers, students and parents/guardians. Her goal is for the teachers to Read More
Suicide continues to be a problem in society. I was reminded of this recently when I saw a post on Facebook from a mother who’s daughter had committed suicide in her room several years prior. She made a post on the date two years later as a warning to other parents on some of the Read More
The following steps will help your students learn more about the colleges on their initial list so they can eliminate those that don’t fit and hone down to a balanced, strategic selection of approximately 8 to 12 schools that if admitted, they would be delighted to attend. Here are the steps they should take: Get Read More
Do you have any high school students that have told you their ultimate plans are to become Doctors and attend Medical School after College? If yes, there is a scholarship available they should apply for. Future Medical Doctors of America can apply to the Dr. Philip Sobash Scholarship for $1,000 to a single university or Read More
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