Today’s show features a great way to visit many college campuses without ever leaving your home. Chris Car-son is the founder and President of CampusTours.com, which features hundreds of virtual tours you can take of campuses across the country. It’s never going to be a replacement for the real thing, but it can help you […]
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TTHC17 – “Career 100” with Felicia Gopaul: Helping the Undecided Find a Career
Welcome back – we’re excited to bring you another great show, which includes an interview with Felicia Gopaul, founder and creator of the “Career 100” podcast, which features interviews with professionals in the top 100 careers. The aim for Gopaul is to help undecided students entering college choose a major to help them save time […]
TTHC16 – Es(say) it Right! College essay writing tips!
It really is back to school time! The student loan rates for the 2014-15 year have been announced and there has been an increase of approximately 0.8 percent across the board. For direct subsidized and unsubsidized loans the numbers are: 4.66 percent – Undergraduates 6.21 percent – Graduate students 7.21 percent – Parent (PLUS) loans […]
TTHC15 – Offer Letters and the Appeal Process
Start the college planning process as early as sophomore or junior year so that the offer letter results are what you were expecting! WHAT IS A LETTER OF ADMISSION? A letter of admission is the letter from the college notifying the student of their admission/acceptance into the college. WHAT IS AN OFFER LETTER? An offer […]
TTHC14 – Scholarships
What is a scholarship? A scholarship is money that is provided to students to help them pay for higher education. Additionally, it is money that does not need to be paid back. Scholarship vs Grants Scholarships are associated with being “earned” based on academics, athletics, etc. Grants are associated with being “needed” based on financial […]
TTHC13 – 8 Components of College Planning & Test Case
Late Stage College Planning = 8 Mini Plans for Overall Planning 1) College Finances How will we pay for college? Financial Aid Need-based aid and merit aid Will you qualify for one or both or neither? Filling out financial aid forms – Fill them out correctly – Do you I need to fill out the […]