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🎉 Welcome to the Parents and Guardians Community! 🎉
👋 Hey there, fellow parents and guardians of high schoolers! Is the journey to college feeling like a rollercoaster ride? 🎢 You're not alone! This community is your one-stop shop for all things college-bound. We're here to help you navigate the exciting, and sometimes challenginging, path to higher education. What awaits…
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Let's Break The Ice!🧊
We're so happy you found us! This community is for parents and guardians seeking trusted advice and direction on getting their child to college. It’s a safe space to connect and share with others on the same journey, with access to top experts on the path to college. Let’s kick things off with an icebreaker! In the…
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Letters of Recommendation (Part 2)
Hi, Parents and Guardians! It's that time again, and we're talking Letters of Recommendation. If you missed the first half of this post, click here to check it out. Below are 4 more tips on how to ensure you can help your student get the most out of their letter of recommendation. 5. Understand the Role of the Counselor:…
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Save Money On Tuition💰️
Did you know about WUE? I lived in the Midwest when I went to college so I didn't know WUE existed until last night at our Senior's Back To School night. WUE is an interstate tuition savings program. Many times out-of-state tuition is 300% more than in-state tuition, but if you are in a WUE state you will pay no more than…
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How do I pay for college?
Planning how to get INTO a good college is one important part of the process; the next is planning how to pay for it. Here are a few things you can do to plan to pay for college: 1. Complete FAFSA as soon as it opens on October 1st of senior year. (Need-based aid and taking out student loans can only be done with the…
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What grade is your child going into this coming school year?
Make sure to vote so that we can create content that will be helpful for you and your family in the pre-college journey!
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How to select a college?
We all agree that picking the right college is an important part of the process, right? - So how do you do it? We asked our expert instructor Sasha just that! Here are some questions she recommends all students and their families ask themselves when selecting a college: 1. Am I a good fit for that college? - What is my…
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Set a plan - JUNIOR YEAR
JUNIOR YEAR IS HUGE! Here is a list of things you'll want to do before senior year: -Make sure you have studied for and taken the PSAT NMSQT in October and use those results to inform your study plan for the SAT in the Spring. -Take the SAT in the Spring^^^ -Create a list of 7 colleges you want to apply to -Maintain your…
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🚨NEW SERIES ALERT🚨: How to get your student to college🏫
There are numerous ways to prepare for the college admissions process during high school. In this series, "How to get your student to college," we will discuss what can be done in freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior years to help your student prepare for a successful college admissions process. We will also answer…
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Ice Breaker: What Part of the College Admissions Process Do You Feel You Need the Most Help With?
Did you experience any difficulties/obstacles or need answers to questions during the college admissions process? Or if you haven't gotten there yet, do you find yourself with more questions than answers? In a recent survey, Kaplan discovered that 4 out of 10 parents and guardians experienced difficulty during the…