College Admissions: Get Into College
College Admissions:
Note: April 15, 2009, The financial picture for parents of college-bound students changes every day.
While I never believe government can do ANYTHING better, there is one exception: instead of privately funded loans, look for government-funded student loans.
Stay tuned, and keep checking our financial aid pages.
This is a one-stop-shop college admissions site devoted to helping you in the same way I have been helping my clients for years: How to do what you need to do to get into college - for undergraduate or graduate degrees.
Everything you need is here, including "Beach Schools" and "Ski Schools, and Party Schools". Step-by-step guidance for everything: SATs/ACTs, applications, essays, financial aid, and acceptance. Oh, and health and college survival info.
We also provide information and resources for life while in school, including "Study Abroad". Some kinds of college info changes rapidly; for instance financial aid information. We add new materials and information daily to keep these pages current.
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MISSION STATEMENT:
The goal of our company, and of this web site, is to get our clients into college.
OUR SERVICES INCLUDE:
- COMPLETE higher education searching and matching
- Test Prep: SAT/ACT, GRE, LSAT
- Guidance with applications, essays
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Admission strategies
- Demystifying, managing financial aid process
- Scholarship searching, scholarship applications, essays
- Special assistance for Learning Disabled students
- College Information for minorities
- Preparation for academic success
- Preparation for campus life
- Information and resources for work-study programs, employment options
- Career counseling
- In-depth look at junior colleges
The EVOLUTION of the ADMISSIONS PROCESS
In the olden days (when your parents went off to get an education), the admissions process consisted of:
- Getting decent grades
- Taking the SAT tests (without studying),
- Filling out a one or two page application
- Sending transcripts
- Showing up with your checkbook.
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Oh, yes, and maybe finding a place to live before your first day on campus. No more! The process of college admissions these days requires planning, strategy, has grown more difficult and competitive, and is over-all, a stress-creating activity. The goal of our company is to reduce or eliminate that stress and to help our clients get into the colleges of their choice.
PLANNING AHEAD
By the beginning of your junior year, if you are thinking college admissions, and four-year universities, you need to be strategizing your next two years in high school. This guide will show you what you need to know, where to find information, and how to navigate the process.
With these pages you can get to know the schools that interest you, and learn what you need to do to get there. You are starting on an adventure that will occupy a lot of your time from the beginning of your junior year until the late spring of your senior year. The sooner you become familiar with this process, its requirements and its timetable, the easier it will be for you.
ORGANIZATIONAL TOOLS YOU NEED TO GET STARTED
- Day Planner
- Eighteen month calendar
- A notebook, to be called a "Brag Book."
Learn more about the Brag Book on other pages on this site.
It will be incredibly handy when you are filling out college applications and writing
those applications essays.
I would love to hear from you about your experiences with these pages, or with your college admissions process.
Happy Planning!
P. S. This site is for you. Please Contact Us with comments or topics you would like to see included on this site.
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