If your college-bound teen is heading off to dorm life in the fall (or you’re looking ahead to that day) here’s a great article about making living with an unknown roommate bearable. HEED this advice! By David Replogle for The Real College Guide Your random roommate is a total stranger who’ll sleep by your side [...]
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Archive for March, 2010
Scholarships: A good reason to attend prom
By Suzanne Shaffer on Tuesday, March 30th, 2010 | 1 Comment
This isn’t your typical prom dress or your typical fashion related competition. Get creative and you could win thousands of dollars in scholarships in two contests: Own Your Look Prom Contest 2010 AND Stuck at Prom. Stuck at Prom participants are required to submit a photo of themselves attending their prom decked out in duct [...]
Read More...Preparation Pays Off
By Suzanne Shaffer on Monday, March 29th, 2010 | 1 Comment
Having teenagers in the house, and if they’re college-bound teens, requires patience and organization. Between shuffling back and forth to school, activities and social events, a parent needs that focus that requires strong organization and preparation. Preparing for college can be overwhelming without that organization and focus on the goal. I ran across an article [...]
Read More...The Happiest Kid on Campus…
By Suzanne Shaffer on Friday, March 26th, 2010 | 1 Comment
…A Parents Guide to the Very Best College Experience (for you and your child!) by Harlan Cohen, a bestselling author (The Naked Roommate), nationally syndicated advice columnist and professional speaker who has visited over 300 college campuses. This is an advance review of Harlan’s new book scheduled to come out in May 2010. I just [...]
Read More...Top 5 Test Prep Sites
By Suzanne Shaffer on Thursday, March 25th, 2010 | 1 Comment
Your college-bound teen MUST do some sort of test prep. It will improve their scores and give them confidence when they take the test. Preparation and familiarization with the test and its formulas will give them an edge over the students who choose not to prepare. Here are my recommendations for test prep sites: 1. [...]
Read More...Scholarships for Homeschoolers
By Suzanne Shaffer on Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010 | No Comments
(portions of this blog post are taken from CollegeScholarships.org) More than 2 million students per year are home schooled in the United States and the numbers increase every year. While there’s a lot of sacrifice going into providing that first rate education one thing homeschoolers don’t have to sacrifice is a college education. While most [...]
Read More...In the News: College Week Live's Spring Fair
By Suzanne Shaffer on Monday, March 22nd, 2010 | No Comments
This week, parents and college-bound teens can attend College Week Live’s FREE virtual college fair online. On March 24-25 from 10AM-10PM you can: Meet hundreds of colleges live & pick the perfect university Get admissions questions answered in real time Hear expert advice on test prep and application essays Discover new ways to pay for [...]
Read More...Creating an SAT Study Plan
By Suzanne Shaffer on Friday, March 19th, 2010 | 2 Comments
Today’s guest post is by Jennifer Cohen, President and Chief Word-Nerd at Word-Nerd.com. She offers some great (realistic) tips on preparing for upcoming SAT’s. When it comes to studying for the SAT, most students don’t know where to begin. The easy way out is to head over to the local branch of one of the [...]
Read More...Top 5 College Visit Sites
By Suzanne Shaffer on Thursday, March 18th, 2010 | 2 Comments
With the widespread use of online videos, previewing college campuses has become a “must do” for parents and their college-bound teens. I like to call it “test driving” before you actually set foot on your narrowed down choices. Here are my TOP 5 picks for those “test driving” sites. 1. Smart College Visit-The educated way [...]
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