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TIPS FOR GETTING THE MOST FINANCIAL AID
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If you’re a parent of a high school student, make a resolution to gain a better understanding of how colleges determine their financial aid packages. Unlike what a typical financial aid information night at your child’s high school may lead you to believe, there's a lot more to understand than just how to fill out FAFSA.
Don’t Wait Till Senior Year Of High School – Sophomore Year is More Important
It will be to your advantage to structure your finances as early as your child’s fall semester in their sophomore year to set up the best possible financial package. Parents of college bound students need to understand that tax years and school years do not match up.
For parents with high school sophomores and juniors, any financial decision made in the tax year that ends in December of your child’s junior year, will have an impact on your position for getting the best possible financial aid package when your child is a college freshman. And this thinking goes on not just for the first year, but for the next four years from junior year in high school to the tax year ending when they are a sophmore in college...... read more
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LAST MINUTE TIPS TO IMPROVE YOUR STUDENT'S APPLICATION ESSAYS |
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The experts at Prompt have 5 simple questions they recommend you use when reviewing your student’s essays. These are the same questions Prompt’s Essay Specialists answer for the thousands of college essays they review. They’ve helped students get into every top university and earn millions in scholarships.
What did you learn about the student?
The 1-2 sentence answer to this question is effectively what college admissions officers will walk away with understanding about your student. Ideally, that means understanding who your student is and how he or she thinks. Discussing the answer to this question with your student will generate a great conversation and help your student think through the message he or she is trying to convey to his or her readers.
Is the content compelling?
Colleges are looking for students who have “spikes” in different areas as they build out a well-rounded class. As such, a compelling essay covers the student’s interests and experiences that set him or her apart from other applicants.....read more
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Preparing For College Admissions? Do This Now.... |
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12th Grade...If your student is down to the wire, still working on applications and essays, check out these tips to improve their essays and mistakes to avoid on the Common App.
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QUESTIONS ABOUT PAYING FOR COLLEGE?
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