Now is the time to start filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, more commonly known as FAFSA. ** ALL** high school seniors and their parents should be filling the FAFSA out. This application is used to determine eligibility for federal grants, loans and work-study funds from the federal government. In addition, many colleges and states use FAFSA…
For most high school Seniors, the college application season has come to an end. But submitting the application is not necessarily the end of the process. There is still work that can – and needs – to get done by students who really want to get accepted to a favorite school. 1. Check the…
These are the application mistakes nightmares are made of. Fortunately, they are all avoidable. 1. Waiting until the deadline: Unseen spirits wreak havoc, computers and websites go down. Many students who wait for the last minute to submit their applications find that all their hard work is not received on time. Colleges and universities expect students to…
Many students are about to take the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) in mid -October and many of them are probably wondering why it’s so important. Almost all high school students take the PSAT during their junior year. Some students take the PSAT as sophomores and even freshmen to get the feel for the test….
Students with disabilities should follow the same steps for choosing and applying to colleges as any other student. What they should do differently is evaluate schools based on the college’s ability to accommodate any special needs. For students with learning disabilities there are support services at many colleges. These vary in quality and extent from…