by Bianca Black | Sep 5, 2020 | Paying for College
Reading Time: 4 minutes Descarga esta guía en español. You’ve probably heard about the FAFSA…but what exactly is it? Our guide for the first-time FAFSA applicant will break it down for you. First things first, the acronym FAFSA stands for “Free Application for...
by Bianca Black | Mar 3, 2020 | Applying to College, Paying for College
Reading Time: 4 minutes Probablemente ha oído que debería llenar la solicitud FAFSA… pero qué es exactamente? El acrónimo FAFSA es un acrónimo inglés que significa “Solicitud Gratuita de Ayuda Federal para Estudiantes.” Después de llenar el formulario, el...
by Bianca Black | Mar 1, 2020 | Applying to College
Reading Time: 2 minutes Your college list is a list of schools you are interested in applying to. Do some of the schools on your list make you cringe? The surprising truth is that a lot of students apply to schools they have ZERO interest in actually attending. Think...
by Bianca Black | Nov 13, 2019 | Paying for College
Reading Time: < 1 minute Federal Pell Grants are awarded to undergraduate students who demonstrate extreme financial need based on their FAFSA application. Pell Grants are the real MVP when it comes to paying for college because they do not need to be repaid. 🙌 ...
by Bianca Black | Nov 13, 2019 | Applying to College, Paying for College
Reading Time: < 1 minute If a degree program that you are hoping to pursue is not available in your state and the thought of out-of-state tuition makes you 😱, don’t give up hope. The Academic Common Market may be your hero. Do I qualify? In order to take...
by Bianca Black | Nov 1, 2019 | Applying to College
Reading Time: 4 minutes Up until this point, the college application process has been fueled by adrenaline and deadlines…lots of deadlines. Now that you’ve been accepted to college, we want to congratulate you and remind you that you are a rockstar. But for...
by Bianca Black | Oct 30, 2019 | Applying to College, Career Planning, College Life, High School Life
Reading Time: 2 minutes When talking to others about college majors, you probably hear tons of students who say “I’m going to be pre-med.” Typically, they are not referring to a major, rather the path that students are following in hopes to go to medical school or...
by Bianca Black | Oct 30, 2019 | Applying to College, Career Planning, College Life, High School Life
Reading Time: 2 minutes When talking to others about college majors, you probably hear tons of students who say “I’m going to be pre-law.” Typically, this isn’t an actual major, rather it’s a path that students are following in hopes of going to law...
by Bianca Black | Oct 29, 2019 | College Life, Paying for College
Reading Time: 4 minutes There is no doubt that college (and everything associated with being a college student) is expensive and we all know that money doesn’t grow on trees. Some students receive financial support from their families, some get jobs, some...
by Bianca Black | Oct 29, 2019 | Applying to College, Paying for College
Reading Time: 4 minutes Do some of the words used in the financial aid process sound like a foreign language? Yep…you’re not alone. We’ve created this guide of terms you may encounter to be sure you’re on top of your game. The terms listed below are pretty...
by Bianca Black | Oct 24, 2019 | Applying to College
Reading Time: 4 minutes It probably seems like just yesterday your child took their first steps, said their first word, and started Kindergarten. You blinked and now your “baby” is looking at colleges. It’s natural as a parent to want to do...
by Bianca Black | Oct 20, 2019 | Career Planning
Reading Time: 4 minutes When you think of medical careers, your mind probably immediately jumps to the traditional role of a physician, but if you know the medical field is the place for you, there are tons of options to consider! We’ve highlighted ten medical careers...
