Who Got Into the Top Colleges
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
What the Top the Colleges Look For In Applicants
This year's admission to the country's top colleges (the Ivies and Highly Selective) was extremely competitive and selective. After reading Steve Cohen's article, "Who Got Into the Country's Top Colleges", you will realize that students cannot start thinking about admission into these type of schools during their 11th grade year - planning has to begin as early as the 9th grade.
Who Got Into the Top Colleges
Who Got Into the Top Colleges
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
TEST PREP TIME!
Juniors! June is the time to get crackin' on the SAT and/or ACT tests. Here's a great opportunity from Kaplan Test Prep to save money on the cost of getting ready for the June SAT or ACT:
Enroll in one of the following Kaplan SAT or SAT prep courses before March 31st, 2012 with the coupon code SPRING100 to receive $100 off:
- Complete SAT and ACT Prep
- College Prep Advantage featuring Unlimited prep for all tests
- Premier Tutoring featuring 1:1 support
Don't Forget to Register for These Upcoming Test Dates!
SAT test dates: June 2 - Registration Deadline: May 8ACT test dates: June 9 - Registration Deadline: May 4
Although I don't endorse Kaplan, I do recommend that students either establish a rigorous self study schedule or register for a test prep course. As a mom of a child who took a test prep course, I can say that my child's SAT scores did go up after taking the prep course.
What are you waiting for? Get going!
Monday, March 5, 2012
College Interview Tips
Click on the Topics below to watch or read tips about the college interview.
12 Questions You Should Be Ready to Answer
Questions to Ask During the College Interview
12 Questions You Should Be Ready to Answer
Questions to Ask During the College Interview
Saturday, March 3, 2012
A Great Essay Prompt
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"Success is to be measured not so much by the positions that one has reached in life, as by the obstacles one has overcome trying to succeed."
Friday, March 2, 2012
Dunkin' Donuts Scholarship Information
FYI - you don't have to work at DD to apply.
Eligibility
Applicants must:
- Be high school seniors who plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited two or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school for the entire upcoming academic year.
- Be residents of the state of Connecticut.
- Have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (or the equivalent).
Full-time or part-time Dunkin' Donuts employees who meet the above eligibilities are also encouraged to apply. Franchise owners and dependents are not eligible.
Award Criteria
Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of academic record, demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities, honors, work experience, a statement of goals and aspirations and unusual personal or family circumstances. Financial need is not considered.
Awards are granted without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, age, gender, disability, or national origin.
Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship Management Services. In no instance does any officer or employee of Dunkin' Donuts play a part in the selection. All applicants agree to accept the decision of Scholarship Management Services as final.
Click Here: DunkinDonuts.com/scholarship
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Liberal Education is the Key Piece of the Puzzle
Article: U.S. Falls in Global Ranking of Young Adults Who Finish College
What we are striving for personally, and as a nation, in higher education? Anthony Carnevale, director of the Georgetown University Center for Education and the Workforce, comments that, "you don't need to get a BA, you need a degree with labor-market value. The link between level of degree and earnings has broken down. Years of education matter less and field of study matters more". Do you agree?
Because I am an advocate of liberal arts education, I don't agree with the above comment. For many reasons, liberal education is the fullest and richest form of college education. It is for that reason, that it should be a key piece in a two-year (and four year) education. Two-year colleges/programs are not doing their graduates any favors if they don't include liberal studies in their technical degrees. Go to a two-year college and earn an Associates degree in Heating and Cooling, but include liberal arts courses in your major. If you want to insure life long learning and thrive in a world that is complex and ever changing, liberal education is your key to continued success.
What we are striving for personally, and as a nation, in higher education? Anthony Carnevale, director of the Georgetown University Center for Education and the Workforce, comments that, "you don't need to get a BA, you need a degree with labor-market value. The link between level of degree and earnings has broken down. Years of education matter less and field of study matters more". Do you agree?
Because I am an advocate of liberal arts education, I don't agree with the above comment. For many reasons, liberal education is the fullest and richest form of college education. It is for that reason, that it should be a key piece in a two-year (and four year) education. Two-year colleges/programs are not doing their graduates any favors if they don't include liberal studies in their technical degrees. Go to a two-year college and earn an Associates degree in Heating and Cooling, but include liberal arts courses in your major. If you want to insure life long learning and thrive in a world that is complex and ever changing, liberal education is your key to continued success.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Scholarship Application Tips
As you know, you have to apply for financial aid in order for colleges to put together a financial aid package/award for you. With that thought in mind, you and your parents should now be familiar with the FAFSA (Free Application for Financial Aid). If you have not completed and submitted the FAFSA, don't panic but try to complete it as soon as possible.
While you wait for your college acceptances, you can now focus on applying for scholarships. Colleges award institution based scholarships, but there is other FREE money out there that could be YOURS! Below are twelve (well, really thirteen) tips for applying for scholarships:
1. Fall and Winter Scholarship Deadlines?
Many scholarships have deadlines that are in the spring. However, there are also scholarships that have fall and winter deadlines. So if you missed some spring deadlines, research those that have later deadlines and remember to apply for those. After all, it doesn't mater when you get the money as long as you get some money. Right?
2. Be Neat!
This may sound stupid, but when you mail your scholarship applications, make sure that your envelope has the proper postage, is neat and clean, and has a legible address. Resist the urge to doodle or draw attention to your envelope-just use a properly sized, neat, clean, envelope.
3. Strange Email Address?
Don't use any weird email addresses. If your email address is funny, or unusual, select a new address to use for your applications. Email addresses are free and you can usually select one that incorporates your name; such as, lisafrisbie@gmail.com.
4. What is on Your Facebook Page?
Clean up any social media that you have going on out there. It is not unusual for admissions counselors and scholarship judges to do a little stalking of their applicants.
5. Get it in the Mail Early
Get your applications mailed at least a week before the deadline. By planning ahead you reduce your stress and present better quality work. Remember "snail" mail can be just that-slow.
6. Apply Local
Local scholarships are usually posted in your Guidance Office. These scholarships are usually easier to apply for, have fewer applicants, and often give you better chance of being awarded the dollars.
7. What are the Other High Schools Posting?
There is no reason you can't check out other local high schools' web sites to search for scholarships that your school may not have posted.
8. Name, Address, and Telephone Number
If your application includes more than one page, make sure that your name, address, phone number, and email address are on ALL THE PAGES. If for some reason the pages become separated, the judges can easily match them up rather than tossing them in the trash.
9. Read the Newspaper?
You don't have to read the entire newspaper but peruse the "Names in the News" section. You can often learn about scholarships from the announcements that other students won. This is a good way to accumulate scholarship information that you can use for the following year.
10. Please Use Correct Grammar
You are presenting yourself and your accomplishments for consideration for a scholarship. Do you think that the awarding society/business will award a scholarship to someone who doesn't write well?
11. Leave No Blank Spaces
Complete the entire application. If a question does not pertain to you then write, "does not pertain". Don't forget to submit your application with the pages in the correct order.
12. Don't Assume
Don't assume that your parent make too much money if the scholarship specifies a certain income level.
My Final Point!
If your scholarship requires you to appear in person then you need to dress for the occasion! You will be sorry if you show up in blue jeans, sneakers, and a hoodie.
As you know, you have to apply for financial aid in order for colleges to put together a financial aid package/award for you. With that thought in mind, you and your parents should now be familiar with the FAFSA (Free Application for Financial Aid). If you have not completed and submitted the FAFSA, don't panic but try to complete it as soon as possible.
While you wait for your college acceptances, you can now focus on applying for scholarships. Colleges award institution based scholarships, but there is other FREE money out there that could be YOURS! Below are twelve (well, really thirteen) tips for applying for scholarships:
1. Fall and Winter Scholarship Deadlines?
Many scholarships have deadlines that are in the spring. However, there are also scholarships that have fall and winter deadlines. So if you missed some spring deadlines, research those that have later deadlines and remember to apply for those. After all, it doesn't mater when you get the money as long as you get some money. Right?
2. Be Neat!
This may sound stupid, but when you mail your scholarship applications, make sure that your envelope has the proper postage, is neat and clean, and has a legible address. Resist the urge to doodle or draw attention to your envelope-just use a properly sized, neat, clean, envelope.
3. Strange Email Address?
Don't use any weird email addresses. If your email address is funny, or unusual, select a new address to use for your applications. Email addresses are free and you can usually select one that incorporates your name; such as, lisafrisbie@gmail.com.
4. What is on Your Facebook Page?
Clean up any social media that you have going on out there. It is not unusual for admissions counselors and scholarship judges to do a little stalking of their applicants.
5. Get it in the Mail Early
Get your applications mailed at least a week before the deadline. By planning ahead you reduce your stress and present better quality work. Remember "snail" mail can be just that-slow.
6. Apply Local
Local scholarships are usually posted in your Guidance Office. These scholarships are usually easier to apply for, have fewer applicants, and often give you better chance of being awarded the dollars.
7. What are the Other High Schools Posting?
There is no reason you can't check out other local high schools' web sites to search for scholarships that your school may not have posted.
8. Name, Address, and Telephone Number
If your application includes more than one page, make sure that your name, address, phone number, and email address are on ALL THE PAGES. If for some reason the pages become separated, the judges can easily match them up rather than tossing them in the trash.
9. Read the Newspaper?
You don't have to read the entire newspaper but peruse the "Names in the News" section. You can often learn about scholarships from the announcements that other students won. This is a good way to accumulate scholarship information that you can use for the following year.
10. Please Use Correct Grammar
You are presenting yourself and your accomplishments for consideration for a scholarship. Do you think that the awarding society/business will award a scholarship to someone who doesn't write well?
11. Leave No Blank Spaces
Complete the entire application. If a question does not pertain to you then write, "does not pertain". Don't forget to submit your application with the pages in the correct order.
12. Don't Assume
Don't assume that your parent make too much money if the scholarship specifies a certain income level.
My Final Point!
If your scholarship requires you to appear in person then you need to dress for the occasion! You will be sorry if you show up in blue jeans, sneakers, and a hoodie.
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