Welcome to the end of the school year. You deserve a great summer, yet we need to do so much to help our students get ready for college. Let us know if you need help brainstorming summer bootcamps or other college readiness ideas or plans.
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Get Ready, Set Transfer: 14 Proactive Transfer Readiness Tips Here are 14 tips to help you Get ready to transfer, Set to succeed in community, and then prepare to Go to a four year university. GET READY 1. Apply now to a community college. The free online applications are ready now. You must apply […]
Get Ready, Set Transfer: 14 Proactive Transfer Readiness Tips
Congratulations for making it this far in the college admissions process. You will most likely have many good colleges options already or on the way, but if you really want to go to a college that waitlisted you, follow as many of these 10 tips as possible. Do not do this for a school you will not attend if you get off the waitlist. Colleges often take kids off waitlists who can afford to pay outright, have special connections, fulfill regional needs, or make a spectacular case. Remember, spots only open if the college has available spaces, and colleges are keeping longer waitlists than ever.
Don’t Wait to Get Off a College Waitlist
Here are tips to help you understand how to accept your University of California campus, understand your financial aid package, and find summer support programs.
UC Acceptance, Financial Aid, and Summer Bridge Tips
A few UC campuses have started sending out freshman admission decisions on a rolling basis, with other campuses soon to follow. Below is a list of admissions decision release dates, by campus, for both freshmen and transfers. Please note that these dates may be subject to change:
2014 University of California Admissions Release Dates and Policies
Colleges seek students who are a great match. With online applications, colleges have more and more applicants and, thus, need ways to differentiate amongst them. As a result, an increasing number of schools are using demonstrated interest as a factor in the admissions process.We need to help high school juniors understand that, while demonstrated interest can be a significant factor in the admission process, they do not have to spend a ton of money to learn more about or even visit many colleges on their list.This spring, high school juniors can begin the process of getting to know colleges all around the country–and for little or no money.