Although these scholarships have been deemed “weird and wacky”, any scholarship that garners you FREE money for college is anything but that. Did you know that you can type in “wacky scholarships” in Google and come up with some of these scholarship gems? Here are just a few of them. Is your teen a leftie? [...]
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Archive for October, 2009
In honor of Halloween: Weird and Wacky Scholarships
By Suzanne Shaffer on Friday, October 30th, 2009 | 1 Comment
A Virtual College Fair: CollegeWeekLive
By Suzanne Shaffer on Monday, October 26th, 2009 | No Comments
Times they are a’changin! When my kids were making those college decisions, we had to get in the car, head out to a college fair held at our local convention center, and fight our way through the crowds, hoping to snag some one on one time with the busy college representatives. Today, you have another [...]
Read More...College Admissions Essays
By Suzanne Shaffer on Friday, October 23rd, 2009 | No Comments
According to a recent article in the NY Times–The Choice, the college essay should be looked at like “a first date”. Chad Hemmelgarn, an English teacher at Bexley High School, in Columbus Ohio, said, “It’s kind of like a first date. You’re telling us the stuff that makes you special.” He was speaking as part [...]
Read More...Would you pay $14,000 to get your teen into Harvard?
By Suzanne Shaffer on Monday, October 19th, 2009 | No Comments
Talk about college sticker shock! I just read an article about a company that charges $14,000 for a 4-day Application Bootcamp. The camp sells out every year and boasts a waiting list. The statistics are posted about the students who attend and the results of their admissions applications. The stats are impressive, but I had [...]
Read More...More valuable tips and advice
By Suzanne Shaffer on Thursday, October 15th, 2009 | No Comments
For my loyal readers, I thought I would post the links to some posts I have done on other websites and blogs. All offer valuable information for parents of college bound teens. Preparing Your Student for the Future If your child is just starting high school, you’re probably not thinking about college yet…but should you [...]
Read More...The Test Prep Controversy
By Suzanne Shaffer on Wednesday, October 14th, 2009 | 2 Comments
In today’s Education column of the New York Times, the President of the College Board addresses the question of the value of SAT Prep courses. This has been a long standing debate and the theories vary depending on who addresses the question. According to Mr. Caperton: Success on the SAT, and more importantly success in [...]
Read More...Is Your Teen an Average Student?
By Suzanne Shaffer on Sunday, October 4th, 2009 | No Comments
If your teen is an average student, you might be thinking that community college or a local small state college is their only option. But, in reality, there are some options you might consider. According to a recent seminar at the National Association for College Admission Counseling, There are application strategies that can help… Some [...]
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