JLV College Counseling12 Scholarship Scams to Avoid
There are thousands of scholarships available to help students pay for college. However, how do you know if a scholarship is legitimate? Large and well-known companies and organizations are usually safe, but what about smaller, lesser-known names? There are many smaller organizations and people who want to help students! However, there are also scammers who prey on students who need financial help. Many of us worry about identity theft and we want to make sure our information is safe. We also don’t want to waste our time on something that is not real. Before applying for a scholarship that you are not sure about, learn about these 12 common scholarship scams. If a scholarship has any of the 12 red flags below, skip it and move to a legitimate opportunity. Read More
Scholarship Saturday – October 21, 2017
The deadlines for the scholarships that were on this list have passed. To see scholarships that are still accepting applications, visit more recent Scholarship Saturday posts.
7 Tips for Keeping Your Dorm Room Clean and Organized
Keeping your dorm room clean and organized has many benefits that cannot be disregarded. For instance, it gives you a much more productive learning environment and it provides you with a much better quality of rest. Finally, you never know when you’ll have someone over, which is why you want to keep the place tidy at all times. Unfortunately, college students seldom have money for extensive cleaning projects. And, the last thing you want is to disturb your roommate while they are trying to be productive or enjoying a social visit. This being said, here are seven tips that may help keep your dorm room clean and organized. Read More
I Submitted the FASFA. Now What?
As most people know, the FAFSA is now accepting your information for the 2018-2019 academic year. If you’re like many students, you and your parents have already pulled together all of your income and tax information and submitted your FAFSA. Now that you have submitted your FAFSA, what happens next? Below is a run down of what happens after you submit the FAFSA. Read More
Thoughtful Gift Ideas for Your Classmates
School is nearly over, but what do you get that classmate who’s stood by you through the rough and the smooth? You’ll probably want to thank him or her but don’t want to say it with flowers, chocolates or Champagne – and we don’t blame you.
Gifts like these are lovely but they don’t last long at all. So why not think about ways you can surprise your classmate with something they can cherish long after the sparkle has settled on your graduation day? Here’s a few relatively inexpensive gift ideas we think you’ll love… Read More
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