JLV College CounselingTough Major? Best Tips to Help You Ace Your Exams
If you’ve ever been enrolled in a college class where the teacher placed a lot of emphasis on the exam grade, you understand the definition of stress. It doesn’t seem fair that a student can work so hard through the semester and potentially fail because of a poor score on the final exam. In this case, failing isn’t an option. It doesn’t matter how hard your major is, you’ve got to pass. Consider these majors and the best ways to breeze through your exams in these classes. Read More
9 Time Saving Tips for Scholarships
Paying for college can be a huge concern for students, but scholarships can be a big help to reach college graduation. Unfortunately, applying for scholarships can take a lot of time. High school and college can be a very busy time and there may not seem like a lot of extra time to apply for scholarships. Therefore, it is important to figure out how to fit in scholarships into your schedule. Here are nine time saving tips for scholarships. Read More
Scholarship Saturday – January 7, 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.
How to Make Your Teen a Savvy Student Loan Borrower
As parents, we walk a fine line when talking to our kids about finances. When they are little, talking about a $10 allowance or a $3 hot dog at a ball game makes sense. So too does helping your teen understand deductions taken out of his or her first real paycheck. But we typically treat larger financial topics, like the cost of college, as a “no-fly zone,” and that’s creating some big problems for our kids.
Teens have a disconnect about borrowing for college. Nitro recently completed a study of college students’ views about managing student loan debt,which revealed a surprising fact: 20% of college students surveyed that have taken out student loans believe they will graduate debt-free in 5 years. This is startling since the average 2016 college grad has more than $37,000 in student loan debt with an average monthly payment of $351 which will take 25 years to pay off. Where’s the disconnect? Read More
5 Misconceptions About Rolling Admission
Rolling admission is one of the options students can choose when applying to college. However, there is some confusion and misconceptions about rolling admission that needs to be cleared up. Read More
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