Five Tips on Building a Realistic College Financial Plan
If you’ve got a student in middle or high school, here are five tips to help you get started on your college financial plan today!
If you’ve got a student in middle or high school, here are five tips to help you get started on your college financial plan today!
While the benefits of a college education outweigh the costs by a lot, the cost is daunting. Here are six tips on how you can cut the cost of college by tens of thousands of dollars.
Career centers on campus are an under-utilized resource. They can make the difference between an education that pays off vs. one that doesn’t.
Scholarships matter a lot for students headed to college because college is so expensive. But myths about scholarships hold people back from finding and applying for scholarships.
Applications from the U.S. to Canadian universities are soaring. Understand the Canadian University admissions system and develop a plan for applying.
Visiting colleges can be expensive. Between airfare or gas, hotel rooms, rental cars, parking and food, you could end up spending thousands of dollars. So before you fly, travel in the virtual world. College virtual tours can be a great way to screen colleges and find your fit.
Here’s how to focus students’ attention on a few areas of interest and aptitude and build an outstanding college application portfolio.
LifeLaunchr coach Amy Garrou and Venkates Swaminathan’s webinar, which walked families through what you need to know to apply for college admissions in the U.K, is an invaluable resource for parents with rising juniors and seniors, as well as for their teens. Here is the recording.
A great college admissions coach can help reduce the stresses of applying to college and make the process much easier to navigate.
Standardized testing is stressful for many students and parents because it has such high stakes. At many U.S. and international universities, test scores are a major factor in admissions decisions. But taking a standardized test like the SAT or ACT doesn’t have to be stressful and scary.