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35 Best Bets for College Merit Aid - Do It Yourself College Rankings - 0 views

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college merit aid

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  • 90% of freshman are getting institutional aid
  • merit money to students without need.
  • private schools since they’re more likely to provide non-need based institutional aid
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5 Steps To Calculating Your College R.O.I. - 0 views

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college

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  • “Sticker price and net price can be—and often are—totally different,” says Mark Schneider, president of CollegeMeasures.org, an organization that helps prospective students evaluate schools based on different performance outcomes.
  • The net price is the school’s full cost of attendance—including tuition, room and board, books and other fees students are required to pay—minus any need-based grants or scholarships you could potentially receive.
  • However, there is a catch: What you pay your freshman year isn’t necessarily what you’ll pay every year. “A school may be able to guarantee you a scholarship or give you a great deal in year one, but you don’t know what’s going to happen in year two or three,” Schneider explains.
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  • “As long as student loan debt at graduation is less than your annual starting salary, you’ll be able to repay your student loans in 10 years or less,” Kantrowitz says. “But if debt exceeds annual income, you might struggle to make monthly loan payments, and you may need an alternate repayment plan, such as extended payment or income-based repayment.”
  • 59% of undergraduates in a four-year program actually graduate within six years.
  • If you’re dead-set on an occupation that doesn’t pay very well, consider enrolling in a lower-cost college for a better ROI, suggests Kantrowitz.
  • kgrill on 31 Aug 14
     
    Net cost of attendance
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College Doesn't Change Your Heart, It Reveals It | Desiring God - 0 views

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    Savior who promised he came not for the healthy but the sick
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Over 30% Of High School Seniors Are On Track To Flunk Out Of College - Forbes - 0 views

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high school college

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    "only 53% of those US students who enroll in higher ed eventually receive their diploma"
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http://info.getintocollege.com/Portals/146790/Email%20documents%20for%20linking/myths_w... - 0 views

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    Top 5 Myths about College Admissions
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Demystifying the College Application Process for Kids with LD and ADHD « Smar... - 0 views

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LD

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    Before gathering information about specific colleges, students should have a thorough understanding of the assets and deficits they bring to academic settings, social interactions, and emotional challenges. 
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A Profile of Freshmen at 4-Year Colleges, Fall 2013 - Almanac of Higher Education 2014 ... - 0 views

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freshmen college admissions

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    Who are they?
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Prompted by the Prompts: How You Approach the Questions Colleges Are Asking - New Visio... - 0 views

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essay colleges

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  • Who are you?  What makes you tick?  What’s important to you?  How do you think?  What do you do when faced with adversity?  What kind of friend, student, son or daughter are you?  Do you know how to write and express yourself?
  • The admissions essay helps us get acquainted with you in ways different from courses, grades, test scores, and other objective data. It also enables you to demonstrate your ability to organize thoughts and express yourself.
  • olleges use essays to try and create a personal snapshot of you unobtainable from other parts of the application.
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  • admissions counselors
  • influence the decision making process
  • motivates you,
  • our writing should reflect your voice and your personality.
  • The more natural you sound the better.  
  • Do not rely on technology to proofread your essay! 
  • Number one is procrastination.  Don’t wait for this to be the last part of the application that you do. 
  • kgrill on 15 Aug 14
     
    Your voice
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Instantly Compare SAT and ACT Scores | © 2014 - 0 views

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college admissions application sat act

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  • the ACT assesses your knowledge of basic English, reading, science, and writing and intermediate math, whereas the SAT assesses your critical thinking, problem solving, and test taking skills along with your basic critical reading, math, and writing skills. So in some ways it comes down to a battle between knowledge versus skills.
  • you should sign up for the optional writing section because the ACT won't count at all colleges as if it was an SAT unless you take the ACT+Writing.
  • The lowest score one can earn on each of the three sections of the SAT is 200.
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  • The average scores for Americans taking the test come in at just above or below 500 per section depending on the year or exact test date of administration.
  • The highest composite score one can earn on the ACT is a 36
  • olleges are comparing your SAT Critical Reading + SAT Math score to your ACT Composite score.
  • Never take a real SAT Subject Test before first taking a practice SAT Subject Test at home
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5 Ways to Get Smart About Filling Out College Applications - 0 views

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college applications

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  • Applying to college is all about organization.
  • kgrill on 12 Aug 14
     
    "Applying to college is all about organization."
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College Discounting Does Students a Disservice - 0 views

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  • This significant amount of tuition discounting, the wide variation in the amount of aid granted and the uncertainty around the true price results in an imperfect market for higher education and does a disservice to students, their families and American higher education in general. Because buyers can’t know what they will actually pay until the acceptance letter arrives, many students don’t apply to schools that they should consider and others apply to schools that they can’t afford assuming that they will get all the aid they need only to find out that they can’t afford them once accepted. In this last year, 26% of students who were accepted at their first choice school didn’t attend it because they were not offered aid and 40% said not being able to afford their first choice school was a very important consideration in their not enrolling at that school.(The American Freshman National Norms: 2013)
  • First, it is often very hard to find a school’s net price calculator as many bury them deep in their websites. I suggest using the college’s search engine to find the net price calculator. Second, a quick look at some school’s calculators immediately turned up problems—many schools are not keeping their calculators current or not including all aid they award in their calculator.
  • In addition, it is a very labor-intensive process
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  • Why do most private colleges price and discount this way? Most colleges believe that the public relates the sticker price with the quality of the institution and that the higher the price the higher the perceived quality. Second, many colleges believe that students and their families like getting scholarships. Families resonate to scholarships and take it as an indication that the institution wants their child. Third, the larger the difference between the sticker price and the net price the more colleges can charge different net prices to different students; this gives the schools more opportunity to discriminate in their pricing in favor of students who are most desirable to the college. Fourth, many schools are unable to get the enrollment that they need to fill up their classrooms at their sticker price because students and their families are either unable or unwilling to pay the price and thus they must discount the price to get the enrollment that they need for financial equilibrium.
  • kgrill on 07 Aug 14
     
    Eighty nine percent of entering freshman receive some financial aid/tuition discount from their institution
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College Admission Questions & Tips | College Coach - 0 views

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    " In the end, YOU are the only one who has to attend the college you choose and you need to make that decision based on what your gut says is the right place for you."
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Expert Advice: 6 Mistakes to Avoid on Your College Application | NerdScholar - 0 views

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college application

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  • When you know what mistakes to avoid, applying to college can be a smooth process that allows students to showcase their accomplishments, personalities and experiences, and win that coveted spot in the freshman class.
  • “The essay is the best way to tell your story. This is where you can be the most memorable and it really is an opportunity to connect your unique attributes and experiences with the vibe of the college or university,”
  • always best for the student to be authentic
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  • It is really important to know the school’s deadline and to have everything submitted at least 10 days in advance
  • Applicants should not wait until the last moment to begin the process and then expect every other step to become others’ emergency
  • The purpose of the supplement is to answer questions specifically about the school and what you see yourself adding to the community
  • students should take a personal inventory of the things that are most important to them, as this will help determine what schools will be a good fit
  • it should be the student who takes the initiative in building a relationship with each school
  • people will typically help where and when they can, as long as students take the initiative and ask
  • consider the optional items as a way to showcase your achievements, but generally it is not a good idea to provide materials beyond what the college describes in their ‘optional’ list
  • kgrill on 03 Aug 14
     
    When you know what mistakes to avoid, applying to college can be a smooth process that allows students to showcase their accomplishments, personalities and experiences, and win that coveted spot in the freshman class.
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Early Decision & Early Action - 0 views

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application college

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  • Early decision plans are binding — a student who is accepted as an ED applicant must attend the college. Early action plans are nonbinding — students receive an early response to their application but do not have to commit to the college until the normal reply date of May 1.
  • ED plans have come under fire as unfair to students from families with low incomes, since they do not have the opportunity to compare financial aid offers
  • Agree to attend the college if accepted and offered a financial aid package that is considered adequate by the family.
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  • Apply to only one college early decision.
  • Receive an admission decision early in the admission cycle (usually in January or February).
  • Give the college a decision no later than the May 1 national response date.
  • Has researched colleges extensively.
  • Is absolutely sure that the college is the first choice.
  • Has found a college that is a strong match academically, socially and geographically.
  • Meets or exceeds the admission profile for the college for SAT® scores, GPA and class rank.
  • Has an academic record that has been consistently solid over time.
  • Time crunch for other applications: Most colleges do not notify ED and EA applicants of admission until December 15. Because of the usual deadlines for applications, this means that if a student is rejected by the ED college, there are only two weeks left to send in other applications. Encourage those of your students who are applying early to prepare other applications as they wait to receive admission decisions from their first-choice college. 
  • arly-applying students should know that colleges may rescind offers of admission should their senior-year grades drop.
  • Higher admission rates for ED applicants may correlate to stronger profiles among candidates choosing ED. Students should ask the admission office whether their institution's admission standards differ between ED and regular applicants, and then assess whether applying early makes sense given their own profile.
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    pros and cons
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Common Application Web Based Training Template - 0 views

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application college

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    Recommendations
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Information for Students with Disabilities * EducationQuest - 0 views

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disabilities admissions college

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    Self-advocate
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