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MyCollegeCalendar's Jordan Sterling Posts Updates on Admission Tips, Advice, and Features Cool College Admission and Student Related Web Sites and Resources.
For students applying to colleges using the Regular Admission process, MyCollegeCalendar.org provides a “Get Started” page. All admission tasks with instructions are provided in chronological order in one list. The “Get Started” page complements the MyCollegeCalendar Regular Application Flowchart.
Some State colleges and universities have “On-The-Spot Admission Day” or “Priority Admission Day.” These admission days are designed for students to walk on campus with all application documents completed and to find out if they are accepted in approximately one hour’s time. Call your colleges to see if they have these admission days.
MyCollegeCalendar provides all the Regular Application tasks for students in chronologic order. Students (and parents) can simply login at MyCollegeCalendar.org and edit their settings to High School Senior, Regular Application (the “Calendar” and “settings” links are located in the toolbar at the page top), and all tasks with instructions are displayed by date on November, December and January calendars.
Students may choose to apply to colleges using the Regular Admission process; the deadline for the majority of Regular Admission applications is January 15. MyCollegeCalendar.org provides a flowchart showing all the steps in the Regular Admission process with corresponding deadlines for each step.
“Free money” that comes in the form of merit-based financial aid includes scholarships and grants; it is money that is almost always tax-free and never has to be repaid. Merit-based scholarships and grants are awarded based on excellence in academics, leadership, volunteerism, athletic ability, and other areas determined by the granting organization, which can be a college or university, community-minded organization, or individual.
Understanding Financial Aid – Explanation of Scholarships, Grants and Loans.
Students, and especially parents, should understand all aspects of financial aid process. Detailed discussion of scholarship, grant, and loan application processes, common pitfalls to avoid, and all-around practical advice are provided.
Are rich teenagers going to catch a break in this year’s college admission season?
It’s a question that admission directors are skittish about discussing. No college wants to admit that it will reject more needy students so they can embrace the affluent applicants.
(via CBS Money Watch)
Some State colleges and universities have “On-The-Spot Admission Day” or “Priority Admission Day.” These admission days are designed for students to walk on campus with all application documents completed and find out if they are accepted in approximately one hour’s time. MyCollegeCalendar.org advises students call the State colleges and universities they are applying to see if they have these admission days.
Most scholarship applications require at least one essay. These essays are usually shorter and less difficult to write than college admission essays. MyCollegeCalendar.org offers advice for writing the best possible scholarship essays as well as overall strategy for winning scholarships.
Great Resource! Download presentations, flowcharts, forms, tables, example documents and calendars found throughout the MyCollegeCalendar web site.
Jordan Sterling, 24, Business Degree @ University of San Diego, Masters @ Parsons The New School for Design. I assist high school teens and parents with the College Admission Process and I lead marketing and public relations at MyCollegeCalendar.org
Featured updates and quick posts for teens and parents on College Admission Tips, Advice and Industry News.
If you have any questions or need advice, please email me at jordan@mycollegecalendar.org
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