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PULLING BACK THE CURTAIN ON MOVE-IN DAY & ADMISSIONS |
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Everything But The Kitchen Sink…
If that’s what you’re thinking of bringing with you and your student on College Move-In Day, think again. There is little reason for it, and even less room for it.
How wonderful that there are companies like OCM, creator of all-in-one Bedding and Bath Campus Packs, so you don’t have to burden yourself with trying to figure out what is needed.
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“I Am The Great And Powerful Oz”
Remember when Dorothy (actually Toto) pulled back the curtains to reveal a little old man posing as a “great and powerful” leader? That’s what Amy Trinnaman is essentially doing in her article about College Admissions. (Hint: All that “great and powerful” advice so many well-meaning people are anxious to share, well, it’s not always what it appears to be.) The key is finding a college that is a great fit from an academic, social, and extracurricular perspective.
We especially like when Amy pulls the curtain back on Myth #4: “Merit aid acknowledges and rewards students who worked hard in high school.” Read more in College Admissions Myths: Pulling Back the Curtains
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INFORMATION YOU NEED TO FIND AFFORDABLE COLLEGES |
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Need Help Finding Merit Scholarships?
"I am hoping I have missed some obvious place where I can do this....I am currently helping my DS make a spreadsheet that lets us compare schools on these basic variables--avg gpa, avg ACT, admissions rate, net price. I cannot do this on naviance, college navigator, niche, collegehunch or big future. Help! We have spent so much time manually entering information and are barely half way done. Is there some service that will let me do this painlessly? TIA"
If you're looking for a solution to help you organize all the data you need to do a thorough college search, then consider our College Data Spreadsheet(click to see a sample). It combines data from IPEDS (government data) and Common Data Set information in ONE place to sort, filter, and compare colleges the way you should to find affordable colleges and those that are generous with merit or need based aid.
Here's what one member said about the spreasheet...
"This is really worth it. The amount of time saved makes it so worth the money. I can't even tell you how many times I've gone back to the master spreadsheet and now I've made scaled-down ones with just the colleges that are still in the running with just the data we find most important for both my daughters."
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RESEARCHING STUDENT LOANS? CHECK OUT THESE LENDERS..... |
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QUESTIONS ABOUT PAYING FOR COLLEGE?
QUESTIONS ABOUT PAYING BACK STUDENT LOANS?
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