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college.gov
Posted September 18, 2008 by dvaldespino
college.gov is being built by the U.S. Department of Education in collaboration with students. This site is intended to be the go-to source for information and resources about planning, preparing and paying for postsecondary education (such as 2- or 4-year colleges and universities, and vocational or career schools).
Most importantly, college.gov is intended to provide inspiration and hope to all students, and encourage them to consider and pursue a postsecondary education.
Five Scholarship Hunting Tips
Posted September 18, 2008 by dvaldespino
If I had to tell you in a very short amount of time the five most effective things you could be doing to boost your scholarship search efforts , they would be as follows:
1. Commit a day a week to find and apply for scholarships. One of the easiest ways to sabotage yourself is to not set up a routine or a schedule. You will put off your scholarship search until it is too late. Instead, pick a day of the week, like every Sunday, and make a commitment that by sundown, you will have found three new scholarships to apply for and have filed applications for them.
2. Learn to harness the power of Google. As detailed in the free eBook, Scholarship Search Secrets available at: http://www.studentscholarshipsearch.com/ebook/, Google is probably the most powerful tool you can use to find scholarships. Search websites like Google require a little bit of learning in order to get the most out of them. But when you do, the value they can deliver is immeasurable. The more specific you can be in your scholarship searches, the better the results will be.
3. Search your own school’s website.
4. Get personal and ask your financial aid office what other awards and resources are available. Financial aid offices are full of not only scholarship resources, but also financial aid administrators, some of whom have decades of experience in helping students pay for college. Make sure to visit during off-peak hours and times of the year to get to know your financial aid staff; they may be able to point you towards additional resources.
5. Expect rejection and do not take it personally. Recently a woman who applied for 60 scholarships landed 15 of those 60 but that was enough to earn her $130,000 in college funding and a free ride for four years. Had she given up after the first couple of rejection letters, she would never have managed to pay for college. Instead she kept going and going, and the results speak for themselves. Keep going!
VA Students–Schedule Changes
Posted August 29, 2008 by Stefanie
Hey there, VA students! Just a friendly reminder to notify us immediately about any schedule changes you make. Be sure to get new courses approved. If you drop a class, just give us a call to let us know. That way we can notify the VA quickly and avoid an overpayment or underpayment. This also counts if you change terms (like deciding to take a sixteen week classes instead of a first eight weeks class).
Good luck in your classes!
Financial Aid Students–Schedule Changes
Posted August 29, 2008 by Stefanie
This is just a friendly reminder that there are some potential consequences for your financial aid if you make changes to your schedule. If you want to drop a class, call us first at 439-3710 to see if it will change the amount of financial aid you are eligible for. If you want to add a class for financial aid purposes, be sure to do so by September 5.
Good luck in your classes!
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