Whether you are applying to graduate or undergraduate programs, as you begin narrowing down your list of top schools, you are going to start picking a short list of schools to visit. As you embark on your campus tours, you are probably going to have a lot of questions that you want to ask. Or… Continue reading 5 Great Questions To Ask During Your College Visits
Month: May 2016
How To Avoid Common College Application Mistakes
With all of the time that you’ve put into preparing for college applications, you want to make sure that you don’t make any major mistakes. After all, it’s not as though you worked so hard to keep your grades up and earn high SAT scores, only to get turned away from your dream colleges because… Continue reading How To Avoid Common College Application Mistakes
Why It’s Important To Prep For College Early
Many students don’t prep for college early enough. Indeed, it is critical that you give yourself enough time to not only apply, but also gear up for applying, which involves doing student tours, studying for your SATs and more. When it comes down to it, the earlier you apply to college, the better off you… Continue reading Why It’s Important To Prep For College Early
How To Get Accepted To A Competitive College
A competitive college is competitive for a reason: it’s really good. Moreover, a competitive college gets people jobs. Combine these two things and you have a very slim chance of getting in – it doesn’t matter if you are the president’s daughter or the son of a diplomat. However, if you have an exceptional talent… Continue reading How To Get Accepted To A Competitive College
What Goes Into A Great College Application Essay?
When you apply to a college, you are usually given two parts to your application – the paperwork and the essay. Indeed, your paperwork won’t tell a college admission’s officer much about yourself or why you want to go to the college you are applying to. However, your essay will be your blank canvas to… Continue reading What Goes Into A Great College Application Essay?
How To Have A Successful College Campus Visit
If you are in high school – maybe around your second or third year – you may be getting pressure to take college tours. These tours will usually help you cement your top three choices for colleges that you want to apply to. It is critical that you attend these college tours early – not… Continue reading How To Have A Successful College Campus Visit
5 Reasons To Start Saving For College Today
Saving up for college is a good idea, whether you’re going to UIC Online, a local community college or large university. Paying for your college education can be expensive and if you’re not financially prepared to handle the costs, you may end up dropping out. If you want to secure your financial future, learning good… Continue reading 5 Reasons To Start Saving For College Today
5 Helpful Tips For A Smooth College Transfer
A lot of the independence brought about by attending college is not about the literal independence — the moving out of your parents’ home, living on your own, free to make your own decisions for the first time. That’s the surface level independence. But the really exciting independence is the independence of choice. In your… Continue reading 5 Helpful Tips For A Smooth College Transfer
6 Ways To Make Transferring Colleges Easier
Transferring colleges is a common and beneficial act for students seeking a great higher education. There are two major groups of people who transfer: community college students looking to upgrade to a university, and students unhappy with the college they are attending. Either way, being a transfer student can be tough. If you are a… Continue reading 6 Ways To Make Transferring Colleges Easier
How The College Transfer Process Works
Transferring colleges is seemingly simple on the surface level. You get tired of your current school, you pick a new school, and then you go there. But transferring colleges right — going to a new school you actually like going to, and bringing all of the college level credits you have earned along with you… Continue reading How The College Transfer Process Works