An Easy Calculator to Compare Your Financial Aid Awards

We at Academic Insight want to give a "shout out" to all of you seniors who have worked hard for the past four years (+), successfully navigated the college admissions process, and received "Acceptance Letters" from colleges.  By now you should have received your Financial Aid Awards.  Aren't they confusing to understand?  All you want to know is which college is giving you the best deal, and how much will tuition cost you.  I have attached a easy to use Awards Calculator (thank you College Board!) that you can use - just plug in the requested dollar amounts for each college and section and "presto" you have a wonder comparison of awards.
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We hope that this Calculator functions well and gives you true insight.  

Seniors, You Deserve a Break Today!

Congratulations to all you seniors on your college admissions success.  You have worked hard for four years, joined clubs, put in community service hours, sat through endless hours of testing, and  navigated your way through the college admissions process.  You have earned the right to "chill" (a bit) during these last weeks of high school.  However!  I will warn you that colleges can and do look at your last quarter grades.  So just be warned if you totally check out of school, your college will find out and can slap you with an unpleasant "REJECTION" letter.

What Senioritis Taught Me About Life

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

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

Simply enter SPRING100 at check out to receive your discount. For more course information visit:  http://www.kaptest.com/College/Home/prepnow.html

Don't Forget to Register for These Upcoming Test Dates!

SAT test dates: June 2 - Registration Deadline: May 8
ACT 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!

College Interview Tips

Click on the Topics below to watch or read tips about the college interview.

Tips for College Interviews

How to Prepare For A College Interview 

12 Questions You Should Be Ready to Answer 


Questions to Ask During the College Interview

A Great Essay Prompt

Booker T. Washington wrote:

"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." 

Dunkin' Donuts Scholarship Information

What's the saying, "the world runs on Dunkin'"? Well you should be running for this scholarship. 

 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