Category Archives: College Application Tips & Tricks

College Tips & Tricks: Will a good GPA help you get MONEY ?

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MOST DEFINITELY! A GPA of 3.5 or higher can usually get you some kind of financial assistance by way of Scholarship/Grant that you do NOT pay back.

If you are an incoming Freshmen with a GPA of 3.5 or higher many schools will offer you money in the form of a Scholarship/School Grant. And you will continue to TIPS & TRICKS FOR THOSE WHO WILL BE APPLYING TO COLLEGE FOR THE YEAR OF 2015receive this money each year as long as you continue to keep a GPA that falls within the guidelines to receive this Grant.

Some Institutions will offer you more money the higher the GPA.

Some Institutions will request that you apply for this Grant each year/semester while others it is automatically renewed as long as you fit the criteria. Check with the individual school to see what their policy is on this matter. read more

College Tips and Tricks: Be Sure To Have Your Essay Proof Read

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Today let’s talk about whether or not you should have your essay proof read before submitting your College Application.

The answer would be resounding “YES”. As the saying goes “two heads are better than one”. It most definitely applies here.College Tips and Tricks

If you have an English Teacher, College Counselor, or Advisor at your school that would be willing to proof read your Essay and give you feedback, that would be helpful because we don’t always realize how something we write may interpreted. To have an outside source read your Essay and explain what they understand you to be saying is most helpful. Also, they may have input as to content, expanding on an idea and keeping the reader engaged. Along with any grammar or spelling corrections that you may have missed. read more

College Tips and Tricks: Is it a Numbers Game?

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SAT, ACT, GPA, and Gender can make a difference when applying to College.

I will be discussing how your numbers may affect a Schools decision to accept,or respectfully decline your admission toCollege tips and tricks their institution.

It can be very frustrating when you are getting input from all directions as to how and what is evaluated in the decision making process for College Acceptance.

So, let me tell you…numbers do make a difference. Yes, the schools want well rounded students but it has become so competitive to get into college that when you compare apples to apples the best apple is chosen. What I mean by that is…If there are 2 applicants that both have community service, extracurricular activities, and leadership involvement in High School along with a good GPA & SAT how are they going to decide. Well they will usually choose the applicant that has the higher scores ie… GPA, SAT or ACT. Simply because they do not know you and have nothing else to base the decision on. read more

Early Application vs Regular Application

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This week I will be discussing the possible advantages of early application vs regular application.

Some schools believe it or not have higher acceptance rates for early application than regular application. Having said that I would encourage College Application Tips and Tricksyou to apply early if you know what school you really want to attend.

Also, many schools if they do not accept you in the early application process they will automatically put you into the regular application process for another chance of acceptance.

If you go to the school website and look around really good at the acceptance rates for early and regular applications some will give you those percentage rates. You will see for yourself if you have a better chance of getting in with an early application. read more

Could My Acceptance To College Be As Easy As Listing The Right Major?

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Believe it or not the answer to that questions is “YES”. I know, I would not have thought so either but yes listing your major could have an impact on whether or not a School says yes to you.

Here is why that could be the case…

Let’s say your dream school is known for having a great business program. Well of course you want that school if business is your field of interest. But, so does everyone Applying for college could be as simple as changing your major.else who is looking to go onto business. Now it just got that much harder to get in because you will be compared to those applicants. Remember it is a numbers game. No matter what anyone says if push comes to shove it’s the numbers that will decide who gets that letter of acceptance. read more

TIPS & TRICKS FOR THOSE WHO WILL BE APPLYING TO COLLEGE FOR THE YEAR OF 2015

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How to put the ODDS in YOUR Favor
PRIVATE SCHOOLS – vs – PUBLIC SCHOOLS – COST & AID

In this section I will be discussing Private Institutions vs Public in regard to Cost & Aid.TIPS & TRICKS FOR THOSE WHO WILL BE APPLYING TO COLLEGE FOR THE YEAR OF 2015

If you look at the cost of a 4 year education at a public vs private institution the cost can sometimes be more than double. I know this is very discouraging. However, what you may not know is that in the private sector they very often have much more in the way of Aid & Scholarships. This is because the funds come from private donations and support. Whereas public Grants & Aid are based mostly on financial need. read more