rjoseph

About rjoseph

I am the creator and visionary behind this site. I want to do everything I can to help students consider college as an option, even when they may be the first in their family to go or may not have the funds at hand. Don't let anyone tell you that you don't have the right or the ability to go to college.
Happy Thanksgiving. So many of our students are waiting to hear from early action, decision, or notification colleges, as are students who applied for Posse and Questbridge Scholarships. Sadly, all of them will not get admitted, and they need to have other applications ready to go. If they don't, they will have a horrible holiday vacation, and drag you into it. So please, share these tips to get students working on their other applications now!!!

Waiting for Early Application Acceptances?: Prepare Other Applications NOW!!!

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As you are sitting in your English senior class, you start to think about your college life ahead. As you’re making preparations to your new life in college, you start to get nervous about how life in college will be. As a freshman fresh out of high school, there are going to be some few tips and advice you might consider before you start your first day of your new life. So as you are getting ready for applying to and attending at Cal State, you should apply for EOP.

APPLY TO EOP: ADVICE FROM ELSIE

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If you are the parent of a high school senior, you have my congratulations for making it this far and my sympathy for the chaos the college admissions process can bring.Right now, I truly empathize with families weighing the pros and cons of applying early to colleges. Remember, Early Decision is binding, while Early Action, Restrictive Early Action, and Priority Deadlines are not.

To Apply Early or Not Apply Early

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Working on the drafts of your personal statements for your college applications? The drafting process is critical and can help make your stories and messages clearer. Please be willing to draft and re-write to make your essays stronger.?Here are 10 guiding questions to help guide you through the editing process. I hope they can help make your stories pop on the page and help you get admitted to your match colleges and receive lots of scholarship money.

Make Your Stories Pop: College Application Essay Checklist

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Most colleges applications are open and ready for students to complete. Now is the time to help students apply to colleges. Please do what you can to help and let us know how we can help.

2012 October College Readiness Tips for Teachers and Other College ...

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