College Solutions recently caught up with Emily, a freshman at Quinnipiac University on what it was like working with College Solutions and how she’s enjoying her freshman year.
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Before COVID, college visit season would have been in full swing this time of year with high school vacation weeks and spring around the corner. A few colleges are bringing back in-person tour options, slowly.
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Every month, Lee Ann Gun from the College Solutions Team creates a new cartoon for our monthly newsletter. Check out this month’s edition!
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The COVID pandemic has changed the way college-bound students interact with colleges and vice versa, both discovering new virtual ways to learn about the other. Some of these changes are directly influenced by the pandemic and likely to be temporary, while others will reverberate for years. Here are some trends from the past year.
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Adding to all the trials of the COVID-19 experience, colleges this year are expected to offer a record number of waitlist spots to prospective applicants.
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If your family plans to pursue an appeal with the financial aid office, be prepared with the following tips to appeal.
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Fine arts majors may go on to work in a variety of art-related fields. The major provides the initial preparation for careers as commercial artists, art therapists, art editors, critics, museum curators, art educators, art restorers, architects and designers.
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The natural reaction for parents, when they see their child suffering, is to try and make it better. College denials are inevitable in an atmosphere of increasingly selective admissions, so how can you help ease your child’s pain when they are not chosen, for many reasons that are out of their and your control?
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Nora is attending St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York in fall. The College Solutions team recently caught up with her to find out what attracted her to St. Lawrence and what she’s most looking forward to when she attends later this year.
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Families going through the college application process with their seniors might be wondering if they need to complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) form if they think they are probably not going to qualify for need-based financial aid. The short answer is “No” – no student or family is required to apply for financial aid. But should they? That answer is in most cases “Yes.”
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In normal times, transfer students face a number of barriers applying to and switching colleges, but add the pressures of the current moment, and the transfer process is further complicated.
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With so much uncertainty about test requirements for the high school class of 2022, juniors may be torn over whether they should prepare for and take the SAT and/or ACT this year. Many colleges have not yet announced their plans for remaining test-optional or test blind next year. How can students decide whether to invest both considerable time and money into test prep for the next admissions cycle?
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Chances are good that there’s a MOOC in most students’ futures. MOOC stands for “Massive Open Online Course,” and has been impacting education for several years. Although high school students are currently doing some or all of their learning online because of COVID, they will find that MOOCs are different from traditional high school or college courses.
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The FAFSA Simplification Act of 2021 brings a slew of changes to the FAFSA that will begin with the 2022-23 application cycle (when current sophomores are seniors). These changes won’t take effect for over a year, but families should be familiar with these changes while considering the four-year cost of college.
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As the world becomes ever more interconnected, fluency in multiple languages is a highly desirable skill. A wide variety of companies and organizations require workers to be fluent in foreign languages. If you are fascinated by the study of language and culture, a major in a foreign language could be a fit.
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Taking that year off can be liberating and the perfect choice for the right student. It should not be a path taken because a student is sick of taking tests or is indecisive about their future. Here are some good reasons to consider a gap year.
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Riley Wood, class of 2021, is attending the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in the fall. The College Solutions team caught up with him to have a conversation about his journey to acceptance and what he’s most looking forward to.
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Do you have children that are planning to go to college in the next year or two? Do you want to help your child find the best college for them? Are you worried about having everything in place for them when they leave home for the first time? If you answer yes to any of these questions, catch up with this latest College Solutions webinar!
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After receiving her Masters in Medieval History from the Catholic University of America, Stephanie taught Latin and History at a private school in northern Virginia while continuing to coach students on crafting college essays. We caught up with her about her work with College Solutions.
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Congress announced an agreement to include revisions in the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, in the omnibus spending bill that Congress approved last week, which will make the financial aid form shorter, easier, and more transparent.
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